Chapter 271 I can't tell her
Gu Shuyan's threat worked. Seeing how stubborn Gu Shuyan was, the person sighed and slowly released her hand.
"Aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation if this gets out?"
As a man, Yun Yichen naturally had nothing to worry about, but Gu Shuyan was different. This era was mostly harsh on women, and if word got out, how would she ever face anyone again?
"So what if my reputation is ruined? It's better than being used as a pawn."
Gu Shuyan hated being used as a pawn, even though she always knew that Yun Yichen accepted her more to use her.
However, there is always a gap between speculation and confirmation. When Yun Yichen planned to drag everyone in the Marquis's mansion into this mess, she couldn't help but get angry.
Hearing Gu Shuyan's distant tone, Yun Yichen felt a dull feeling well up in his heart.
He knew the little girl was angry and had misunderstood him, but he couldn't tell her the truth right now.
"Shu'er, do you distrust me so much?"
He assumed that the two of them had gotten along well recently, and that she had shown dependence on him, so she would trust him unconditionally.
But it seems that all of this was just what he thought.
"Trust? Does the Grand Secretary think I should trust you?"
Gu Shuyan laughed in anger, and Yun Yichen felt a pang of heartache seeing that.
"I know you don't want to get involved with the Gu family, but have you considered that even if it's not me, someone else will drag the Gu family down with them? Whether it's the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, or even Xu Yunzhi, aren't they all after the Gu family's power?"
Yun Yichen spoke bluntly, and Gu Shuyan had already thought of everything, but since the person was Yun Yichen, she just felt wronged and sad.
"So, Lord Yun, can you tell me what exactly you want to do with the Gu family?"
Gu Shuyan looked up, her cold eyes fixed on Yun Yichen.
At this moment, Yun Yichen was not wearing a mask, and his profile looked strangely familiar in the corner of her eye, but Gu Shuyan was no longer as swayed as before.
She knew perfectly well that this man was now just a high-ranking official, not the father of her poor child.
"Do you really have to do it this way?"
Yun Yichen's eyes were as black as a deep pool, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.
Gu Shuyan stared at him stubbornly without saying a word, which made Yun Yichen feel frustrated.
It seems that whenever he is with this girl, he always becomes flustered. Sometimes he even thinks of telling Gu Shuyan all his plans.
"Fine, hate me if you want!"
In the end, Yun Yichen still didn't say what was on the tip of his tongue. His secret, his background, everything from twenty years ago—he couldn't bring it up now.
After speaking, Yun Yichen straightened up and stood a meter away from Gu Shuyan. He was tall and handsome, but in the night, he seemed to have a touch of loneliness and sorrow.
"If you go back on your promise, I'll pretend you never said it."
A moment later, Yun Yichen spoke in a hoarse voice.
"What did you say?"
Gu Shuyan could hardly believe her ears. What did he mean by that? Did he mean that their agreement regarding the marriage should be considered as if it had never happened?
Did he know how happy she was at the time? Even knowing that he wanted to use the Gu family, she never wavered in her decision to marry him. She didn't even go to her older brother to ask him not to involve the Gu family.
But what about him?
He actually said that to me so easily.
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