Chapter 353 I drugged you, but you called another woman's name
Outside the capital, wild grass is withered.
There are two solitary graves standing side by side, one is new and the other is slightly older.
The cold wind swirled the ashes of paper money, adding to the desolate atmosphere.
Gu Cheng'an, dressed in plain clothes, sat dejectedly in front of Gu Chengyan's new grave, with several empty wine jars scattered around him.
The one next to it is the burial place of his father who was equally obsessed with power.
He picked up the jar of wine and took a big gulp. The spicy wine burned his throat, but it couldn't numb the pain in his heart.
"Heh..." He chuckled softly, and with endless sadness, he poured the remaining wine in the jar in front of Gu Chengyan's tombstone.
The wine flowed down the cold stone tablet like tears of blood.
"Dad...Cheng Yan..."
Gu Cheng'an's voice was hoarse and heavily intoxicated.
"Tell me, what's so good about that position? Is power really that alluring?!"
He punched the ground, hurting his knuckles.
"Isn't it good to just be a quiet subject and take care of your family? Why do you have to fight? Why do you have to rob?"
"Look at us now! Look at our Gu family! Some are dead, some are scattered... I'm the only one left... only one..."
He muttered to himself, staring at the tombstone with empty eyes, as if he wanted to see through the cold stone.
"Who said that? You're not alone."
A cold yet stubborn female voice sounded behind him.
Gu Cheng'an was shocked and turned around suddenly.
Du Ruoling was standing not far away in a simple and elegant dress, her skirt blowing in the evening breeze, and she looked at him with complicated eyes.
She walked slowly over, squatted beside Gu Cheng'an, reached out her hand, and gently held his cold hand.
"Cheng'an, I will always be with you." Her voice was gentle.
Gu Cheng'an's gaze shifted downwards, landing on the two people's clasped hands.
Once upon a time, his greatest wish was to spend his life with the woman in front of him until they grow old together.
But then... everything changed.
He pulled his hand back abruptly, his movements stiff and full of resistance.
"Why are you here?"
Du Ruoling's hand froze in mid-air, and a hint of hurt flashed across her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
"I came to see you." She paused, her gaze turning towards the new grave, "And... burn some incense for Gu Chengyan!"
Gu Cheng'an was silent for a moment, but finally moved away and gave up his seat.
Du Ruoling took out the incense, candles and paper money she had brought, lit them silently, and knelt in front of the grave to pay homage.
The flames danced, illuminating her beautiful face, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
While adding paper money to the brazier, she gently comforted Gu Cheng'an, saying words like "please accept my condolences and there is a long way to go."
Gu Cheng'an turned a deaf ear and poured wine into his mouth one glass after another. His eyes became more and more blurred and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
He stretched out his hand and tremblingly stroked Gu Chengyan's cold tombstone, and the chill of the tombstone passed through his fingertips.
"Cheng Yan...you and Chu Ruohan...you both said...in the previous life..."
He mumbled incoherently, his voice low and painful, "Chu Ruohan said... I died in your hands... Cheng Yan... your heart... could your heart be so cruel..."
"In the last life?" Du Ruoling's hand, which was adding paper money to the brazier, suddenly stopped! Sparks splashed onto the back of her hand, burning it, but she was completely unaware.
Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated and her head was buzzing!
The previous life?! Could it be... could it be that they... were reborn?!
She suddenly recalled all the strange behaviors Chu Ruohan had shown when she first married into the Gu family, her calmness that was inconsistent with her age, and her eyes that saw through everything...
And the bizarre fire in the funeral hall that night, and Chu Ruohan's resolute decision to marry someone else...
So that's it! She'd already been through this before! That's why she was so calculating and calculating!
Du Ruoling's gaze suddenly became sharp and fell on Gu Chengan, who was already drunk and unconscious.
She waved covertly to the servant standing not far away.
Several strong maids immediately stepped forward, hurriedly helped the drunk Gu Cheng'an up, and carefully carried him onto the carriage parked in the distance.
Princess's Mansion.
The candlelight flickered in the bedroom, bringing warmth.
Du Ruoling personally wrung out a hot towel and wiped the cheek of Gu Chengan who was lying on the bed.
Looking at his handsome but haggard face, she felt a mixture of emotions.
She brought another bowl of hangover soup and coaxed him softly, "Cheng'an, drink some water, you'll feel better."
Gu Cheng'an opened his mouth in a daze and let her feed him the soup.
He had no idea that something else had been quietly mixed into the warm soup.
The effect of the medicine gradually took effect, and Gu Cheng'an only felt a burst of heat in his body, and his consciousness struggled between confusion and excitement.
A hint of joy flashed in Du Ruoling's eyes and she leaned down.
Just as her feelings grew stronger and she was in a state of confusion, Gu Chengan suddenly hugged her tightly, and uttered a vague and affectionate mutter:
"Chu Ruohan..."
All of Du Ruoling's movements froze instantly!
That cry was like a poisoned ice spike, piercing her heart fiercely! Blood was dripping, and the pain was excruciating!
How could he?! How could he do this to her?!
She tried her best, lowered her status, and even resorted to medication...
In return, he called out another woman's name when he was aroused!
Chu Ruohan! Chu Ruohan! Chu Ruohan again!
A drop of hot tear finally couldn't be held back, and it slowly slid down Du Ruoling's cold cheek and fell on Gu Cheng'an's chest silently.
Her heart, at this moment, was completely cold and broken.
Gu Cheng'an had a splitting headache from the hangover and struggled to open his heavy eyelids.
An unfamiliar brocade curtain and embroidered quilt came into view, and the air was filled with a faint feminine fragrance, mixed with a hint of ambiguity.
He sat up suddenly, wearing only his shirt, and the chaotic fragments of last night flooded into his mind like a tide.
The bitter weeping at the grave, Du Ruoling's appearance, being helped onto the carriage, and that bowl of strangely warm hangover soup...
"Are you awake?"
A soft female voice sounded beside him.
Gu Cheng'an turned his head stiffly and saw Du Ruoling sitting on the edge of the bed with a coat draped over her. Her hair was slightly messy and there was a hint of redness and swelling under her eyes. She was looking at him intently.
He looked away quickly, his throat dry.
Everything that happened last night made him feel embarrassed and irritated.
"Cheng'an," Du Ruoling's voice was filled with a hint of cautious anticipation, "Last night..."
"No need to say more." Gu Cheng'an interrupted her, his voice hoarse and cold.
He lifted the quilt and began to look for his clothes, his movements showing alienation.
Du Ruoling felt a sharp pain in her heart when she saw his resistance.
She took a deep breath, suppressed her surging emotions, stood up and walked in front of him, her tone pleading.
"Cheng'an, let's...let's start over, okay? Just like before."
Gu Chengan paused in his dressing and raised his head, his eyes revealing undisguised fatigue...
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