"So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?" Gu Wanying put down her book and stood up, looking up at him. "Sun Chongming, do you know that the moment we broke off our engagement, Gu Qingqing came to me and showed off the jade pendant you gave her? She's been in love with you for a long time."
"You killed my love for you with your own hands, and yet you come to question me? How can you say that, Sun Chongming?"
Sun Chongming was shocked and was left speechless by what Gu Wanying said.
He felt as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head, soaking him thoroughly, and he could no longer utter those questioning words.
"Yingying, I just want to ask you if you have ever loved me!" Sun Chongming's voice was hoarse, and he no longer had the momentum he had just now.
"Have I ever loved you? Don't you know?" Gu Wanying's heart sank at the question. "I could have died for you! I already had one foot in hell! You ask me if I ever loved you? If you had any courage and a bit of manliness, you should have done something. But you didn't. You didn't even have the courage to break off the engagement with me in person."
Gu Wanying felt depressed. She knew that the original owner's emotions had reappeared, but they were much weaker than before. She must have seen through the nature of this man's love.
"Because you have always loved yourself." Crystal tears rolled down, burning his heart, but her eyes were cold and resolute.
Every word she spoke turned into a sharp knife, cutting him to pieces.
Sun Chongming's voice was hoarse, but he couldn't refute it at all.
Because everything she said was right.
"Go back and wait to be your bridegroom." Gu Wanying smiled, tears welling up in her red eyes.
Looking at Sun Chongming's distraught back, Gu Wanying wiped away her tears and her face became calm again.
What a lousy man! Why does he think he can monopolize all the good things?
Not long after Sun Chongming left, Gu Wanying's pregnancy-preserving medicine was cooked. She frowned as she looked at the black, bitter medicine in front of her.
"Yingying, drink it quickly, so that the baby can get better." Gu Chen came in and advised earnestly.
Gu Wanying has been afraid of this kind of black medicine since she was a child, but she is weak and always sick, so she cannot avoid it.
Every time, Gu Chen would persuade her while feeding her, and at the end she would feed her a sweet candied date.
This time, Gu Chen also wanted to do the same, but Gu Wanying frowned, her eyes determined, and she took the bowl of soup from Gu Chen's hand and poured it all into her mouth in one breath.
The strong bitter taste rushed straight to the top of her head, and Gu Wanying was so bitter that tears streamed down her face.
After drinking, she put the bowl aside and began to retch, which made Gu Chen feel so distressed that she kept rubbing her back.
Gu Wanying's face fell when she thought about having to drink this kind of soup for several days in a row.
"Yingying, be good. Drink this medicine and you will feel better." Gu Chen fed her a candied fruit. "It won't be bitter after you eat it."
As soon as the candied fruit entered her mouth, the strong bitterness was dispelled, and Gu Wanying felt a little better.
Sun Chongming returned home in a daze, not even having time to eat dinner, and tripped three times when entering his room.
All he could think about was Gu Wanying's calm eyes and the last sentence.
She really had never loved him, had she?
But why could I die for him before?
He couldn't understand at all where the gentle and humble Yingying who was so affectionate towards him had gone?
As he drank gulp after gulp of liquor, his mind became confused. He could not accept the fact that Gu Wanying did not love him.
Suddenly, he saw a woman squatting in front of him. She had a concerned look on her face and her red lips were moving, but the sound was so unclear that it seemed like it was from miles away.
Sun Chongming closed his eyes tightly, trying to see the woman in front of him clearly, but it was still blurry.
"Yingying?" he murmured, "Is it you who came?"
Sun Chongming held her in his arms. The woman's sweet fragrance penetrated his nostrils. He was completely unable to think and could only let his instincts test the person in his arms.
She didn't resist, but helped him onto the bed.
What happened next went smoothly. When Sun Chongming fell into a deep sleep, Yunniang swallowed the pills she had prepared. A warm current flowed through her lower abdomen, and she felt comfortable all over.
The lights in the Gu Mansion were bright at night. Many people who did not have time to come to celebrate the birthday at noon also came at night. Prime Minister Gu and Mrs. Gu Chen were busy, so only Yuetao and Feicui were left to take care of Gu Wanying.
Yuetao and Feicui had heard everything that had just happened. The two maids looked at her, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
Gu Wanying sighed, "There is no possibility between Sun Chongming and me anymore. The emperor is the only one in my heart."
There wasn't a trace of grievance on Gu Wanying's face, and she spoke calmly, like a bystander.
Yuetao and Feicui believed it all. If even a word of what happened just now was leaked out, they would all be beheaded!
Yue Tao presented a small note to Gu Wanying, then turned around and packed up her things to take back to the palace with Feicui.
"They are quite quick. I'm already looking forward to seeing Gu Qingqing getting married in a month." Gu Wanying smiled.
Night fell, and it was time to return to the palace. After taking the medicine, Gu Wanying felt much better.
She came in glory, and returned with the royal heir, so the palace maids and eunuchs served her even more attentively.
"My queen, after we go back this time, I don't know when we'll be able to come out again." Yue Tao said with some regret, "However, this time it was a blessing in disguise. Our queen actually..."
Before Yue Tao could finish her words, Feicui pulled her, and Gu Wanying also looked at her indifferently.
Only then did she react and silently swallowed the rest of her words.
But he walked with his head held high and chest puffed out, almost jumping up, which made Gu Wanying shake her head.
"Tongzi, do you think everyone in the palace knows that I'm pregnant?"
"Of course, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. We almost know everything we need to know." The fertility system replied.
Gu Wanying leaned against the car wall and closed her eyes to rest, but in fact she was chatting with the fertility system.
"Don't worry, host. If you take the fertility pill, the child you conceive will not be lost, even with abortion pills, unless the mother dies." The fertility system reassured her. "Also, this system also has painless childbirth pills. Take one when you're about to give birth, and the process will be completely painless. It's effective for life, and it'll also be effective in the next world."
Gu Wanying felt relieved after hearing this. She was actually still a little panicked. There were so many evil spirits in the palace. If she didn't have the fertility system, she was really afraid that she would not be able to give birth.
The streets were shrouded in darkness, but the candlelight was still bright. The capital city was bustling, and although it was already night, people were still inviting each other out to have fun.
While walking along a dark road, a sharp arrow streaked through the night sky and headed straight towards Gu Wanying in the carriage.
"Be careful, someone is attacking us!" The reminder from the fertility system came faster than the guards.
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