Chapter 766 If she tells it now, what will she get?
The western hills outside the city are covered with weeds.
An isolated grave, with no tombstone, only a small mound of earth, looks particularly desolate in the cold winter wind.
Gu Lanxin knelt before the brazier and added the paper money in her hand one by one. The flickering flames illuminated her pale face, and her half-worn indigo jacket and skirt made her look even more pitiful.
Lin Jiayou was standing beside her, wearing a plain grey robe, his figure was as straight as a bamboo, his face was gentle, but his eyes were colder than the cold pond in winter.
The wind blew the paper ashes away in a spiral.
"Okay." Lin Jiayou said lightly, his voice a little dispersed by the wind.
Gu Lanxin stopped obediently, stood up, patted the dust off her knees, walked behind Lin Jiayou with lowered head and stood still.
"Jiayou, if your aunt knew about this, she would definitely be pleased to see you like this."
Lin Jiayou didn't look back, but just looked at the lonely grave, with a smile on the corner of his lips that no one could understand.
"Relieved?" He repeated the word softly, a hint of mockery in his tone. "If she were truly relieved, she wouldn't have gone so easily."
Gu Lanxin didn't dare to respond and could only stand there in silence.
Lin Jiayou finally turned around and his eyes fell on her face. The scrutinizing look made her feel uncomfortable.
"Have you heard about what happened in the mansion last night?" he asked.
Gu Lanxin's heart tightened, and she nodded quickly: "I heard about it."
"Tell me what you think."
Gu Lanxin was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Lin Jiayou to ask her this.
She twisted the corner of her clothes and spoke carefully, "Sister Qingchen...she was probably just confused for a moment. Master Qian grew up with her, and perhaps he was deceived by a villain, so...he did such a ridiculous thing."
"Ridiculous?" Lin Jiayou smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "I think she is very sober."
Gu Lanxin lowered her head and dared not say anything.
The mountain breeze blew, lifting her hair. She felt a little cold and subconsciously pulled her clothes closer.
She looked at the handsome and unparalleled man in front of her, and the humble love and huge panic in her heart intertwined together, making her muster the greatest courage in her life.
Her hand quietly touched her belly.
The action was very gentle, carrying a kind of expectation and cherishment that she herself was not even aware of.
She raised her head and met his gaze, her voice trembling with an imperceptible tremor. "I... have something I want to tell you."
This is her last and only bargaining chip.
Lin Jiayou's gaze paused on her face for a moment, and then, as if he didn't see her meaningful movements and eyes, he looked away indifferently.
"After she returned home, was she punished by the Duke?"
Gu Lanxin's voice stopped abruptly.
Her hand, which was stroking her lower abdomen, froze instantly, and her fingertips were cold.
The words that were about to come out of her mouth were blocked back abruptly, causing her to feel a dull pain in her heart.
She looked at Lin Jiayou blankly, as if she had not heard clearly what he had just said.
Lin Jiayou didn't seem to notice her abnormality, or perhaps he didn't care at all.
He took two steps forward and looked towards the capital.
"How is she feeling today? Did she say anything? Who did she meet?"
Every word he asked was related to Gu Qingchen.
Gu Lanxin stood there, her frail body swaying slightly in the mountain breeze. Slowly, slowly, she lowered her stiff hand.
A biting chill spread from the deepest part of my heart and instantly spread to every part of my body.
It is a thousand times colder than the cold wind in the West Mountain.
She felt like a huge joke.
With her last hope and desperate courage, she wanted to tell him that they had the closest bond.
But in his heart and in his eyes, there was only another woman from beginning to end.
A bitter smile appeared on Gu Lanxin's lips, and that smile was uglier than crying.
"I don't know." Her voice was soft and cold, like ashes blown away by the cold wind.
Lin Jiayou frowned slightly, turned his head and looked at her again: "What?"
"I said, I don't know." Gu Lanxin finally raised her head, looked directly into his bottomless eyes, and repeated word by word, "I don't know how Sister Qingchen feels, I don't know what she said, and I don't know who she met."
Lin Jiayou's eyes darkened: "Didn't you see her this morning?"
"I saw it." Gu Lanxin smiled, that smile was filled with a hint of self-mockery and determination, "Mr. Lin, have you forgotten? I am just an orphan living under someone else's roof, with no one to rely on. Sister Qingchen is the daughter of the Zhenguo Duke's family. How can I ask about her affairs? How can I know about her affairs?"
These words, like sharp thorns, pierced Lin Jiayou's heart and made him feel stagnant.
He looked at Gu Lanxin in front of him. She was no longer the gentle and obedient woman who always looked at him with admiration and love in her eyes.
At this moment, she was like a weed forced into a desperate situation in the cold wind, with defensive thorns all over her body.
"Lan Xin, what's wrong with you?" Lin Jiayou's voice softened instantly. He took a step forward, wanting to hold her hand, his tone filled with just the right amount of confusion and heartache. "Why do you say such things to hurt me?"
Gu Lanxin subconsciously took a step back and avoided his touch.
This subtle movement caused a hint of gloom to flash across Lin Jiayou's eyes, but his face showed a more gentle expression.
"You misunderstood me." He sighed, his voice full of helplessness and pampering.
"Everything I do is for our future. Lan Xin, I just want to give you a legitimate identity sooner, sooner, so that you don't have to look at anyone's face anymore. Don't you know that?"
Gu Lanxin's heart was shaken by his words.
She looked at his handsome face and listened to his gentle and affectionate words. The ice that had just been built seemed to show signs of cracking.
Was she wrong? Was she too concerned and too sensitive?
Seeing her expression relax, Lin Jiayou sneered in his heart, but his face showed even more guilt. He stepped forward again, and this time, without saying anything, he held her cold hand and pulled her into his arms.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault." He rested his chin on the top of her head, his voice low and magnetic, with a deadly allure, "I only cared about our future and ignored your feelings. I made you feel wronged."
"I'm just... just too scared." Gu Lanxin leaned on his chest, feeling the unreal warmth, her voice filled with tears, "Jiayou, I'm scared. I have nothing left, I only have you."
"Silly girl." Lin Jiayou patted her back gently, as if comforting an ignorant child. "With me here, you don't have to be afraid of anything. You have to trust me."
He paused and asked casually, "Did you have something to say to me just now?"
Gu Lanxin's whole body stiffened.
The words that were on the tip of her tongue, the secret that concerned her honor and disgrace in this life and her future, seemed to be pressed down by a huge rock and could no longer be uttered.
He was so cold just now, but so gentle now, it was just because she was angry and he was afraid that she, the chess piece, would get out of control.
If she told it now, what would she gain?
Perhaps, it would only make him feel that he had one more handle to use against him.
Gu Lanxin buried herself in his arms and shook her head slowly.
"Nothing." Her voice was muffled. "I just... didn't sleep well last night, so I'm just having random thoughts."
"That's good." Lin Jiayou's lips curled up in a triumphant arc. He let go of her and reached out to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Be obedient and go back home first. Remember, at times like this, you must remain calm and never lose your composure."
His tone regained the calmness of someone who was in control of a situation.
"Keep a good look at her for me."
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