Chapter 499 Defies Common Sense
"If I tell you what I know, will you be able to get Zongjie into Rongde Academy?"
Aunt Qiao finally gave in for her son's sake. Seeing her acting like a loving mother, Gu Shuyan felt a wave of nausea.
“My third brother is still a member of the Gu family. As long as you tell the truth, we will certainly not mistreat him.”
Gu Renjie was only using this to get information out of Gu Zongjie; he hadn't cared at all about Gu Zongjie going to the academy.
However, Aunt Qiao was still not satisfied with Gu Renjie's promise, and her gaze continued to fall on Gu Shuyan, hoping that she would give her a positive answer.
“If you just tell us everything you know, Gu Zongjie will naturally be able to get into Rongde Academy.”
With Gu Shuyan's reply, Aunt Qiao finally relented. However, she didn't know much about those people, only that the master behind Ren Dong was determined to kill Gu Shuyan.
As for the other members of the Gu family, that person seemed to be secretly protecting them, so Aunt Qiao couldn't figure out who that person really was.
"Did Honeysuckle give you that medicine too?" Gu Shuyan asked herself when Aunt Qiao didn't mention the medicine for a while.
"Yes, she gave it to me. She also gave me another kind of medicine, saying that it could make people wish they were dead, and they could only spend their days in agony."
Aunt Qiao answered very cooperatively, and even told Gu Shuyan the location of her hidden medicine.
Seeing that she knew almost everything she needed to know, Gu Shuyan said to Gu Renjie, "Brother, you stay and interrogate him. I'll go out for a bit."
Go ahead! Take care of yourself.
Gu Renjie nodded, his gaze sweeping over Gu Shuyan's somewhat tired face. He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but in the end, he said nothing.
As the sun set, Gu Shuyan stood in her courtyard, gazing at the evening glow on the horizon, lost in thought.
Apart from Yufei, all the maids in the courtyard had disappeared.
"Miss, you haven't eaten anything all day. Would you like me to go and get you something to eat?"
Seeing Gu Shuyan's silent and somewhat dazed expression, Yu Fei said with some concern.
"I have no appetite. If you're hungry, go and eat!" Gu Shuyan said, but continued to gaze into the distance without turning her head.
Seeing this, Yufei shook her head helplessly. If her mistress wouldn't eat it, then naturally she, as her mistress's maid, wouldn't eat it either.
Taking a step back, Yu Fei was about to go inside to get Gu Shuyan an outer garment when she turned around and saw a familiar face.
Gu Shuyan was preoccupied with her own thoughts, so she didn't notice an invisible hand reaching out from behind her.
Then, without Gu Shuyan noticing, Yun Yichen pulled her into his arms.
"Has Shushu become so disobedient these days?"
A familiar voice rang in her ears, and Gu Shuyan's calm and composed face instantly broke when she saw Yun Yichen's face.
Unlike her previous strength, Gu Shuyan felt a lump in her throat, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing her like this, Yun Yichen felt a pang of pain in his heart and quickly hugged her even tighter.
"Cry! Cry it out and you'll feel better."
Yun Yichen gently patted her back. Gu Shuyan's tense nerves could no longer hold on and snapped in the face of Yun Yichen's gentleness.
"Waaaaah..."
Gu Shuyan burst into tears in front of him without any restraint. The tears she had been holding back for half a day poured out and quickly soaked Yun Yichen's clothes. However, Yun Yichen did not even blink at this and just quietly stayed with her.
Although this girl has always appeared intelligent and sensible, it's impossible for her to remain completely unmoved by what has happened today.
He had seen how much effort she had put into treating Gu Yuhe during this time, but the person she had finally come to regard as family was gone just like that. How heartbroken she must be.
Gu Shuyan didn't know how long she had been crying. After she calmed down, she realized that Yun Yichen's chest was already soaked with sweat.
"Brother Yun, I'm sorry, I got your clothes dirty." Gu Shuyan sobbed as she glanced at his wet clothes and wiped them for him, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Silly girl, it's okay if your clothes get dirty, as long as you don't make yourself suffer anymore."
Yun Yichen's face was full of doting. In his heart, Gu Shuyan's feelings were more important than anything else. It was just a piece of clothing, how could Gu Shuyan possibly apologize?
"But your clothes are all wet."
Gu Shuyan muttered as she looked up, only to meet Yun Yichen's dark eyes.
Seeing the look of regret on Gu Shuyan's face, Yun Yichen couldn't help but smile slightly. "If Shushu really feels sorry for me, then how about making me a set of clothes by hand?"
Gu Shuyan was taken aback when Yun Yichen made a request at this time. She paused for a moment but did not refuse his suggestion.
"Then after we send Yuhe off in a few days, I'll make a set for Brother Yun. But let's make it clear first, you can't complain."
"No, no, I'm so happy that Shushu made me these clothes, how could I possibly complain?"
Yun Yichen was unusually glib, and Gu Shuyan's crying and his antics actually made her feel much better.
"Brother Yun hasn't had dinner yet either! Want to join us?"
They say food is the foundation of life, and even though Gu Yuhe is gone, I still need to eat. Only when I recover can I avenge her.
Seeing Gu Shuyan instantly regain her vitality, Yun Yichen couldn't help but admire her. Gu Shuyan was just a young girl, yet how could her mental strength be so powerful?
Little did he know that it wasn't that Gu Shuyan was strong, but rather that her experiences made her strong.
The two sat facing each other a few steps ahead, and Gu Shuyan handed Yun Yichen the medicine she had found from Aunt Qiao that afternoon.
"What is this?" Yun Yichen took the small bag and was about to open it when Gu Shuyan stopped him.
"This is the poison that Aunt Qiao obtained from Ren Dong. If I'm not mistaken, it must have been given to us by the person behind this. But there's one thing that I find particularly strange. According to Aunt Qiao, this person seems to be willing to protect the Marquis's mansion, so why would they want to get rid of me? This doesn't make any sense!"
Gu Shuyan looked at Yun Yichen with a face full of doubt, hoping he could give her an answer.
Yun Yichen did not disappoint her. After listening and thinking for a while, he suddenly had a hypothesis in his mind.
"Do you think this person might also want the support of the Marquis's mansion, but since he can't marry you, he came up with the idea of getting rid of you so that the Gu family can't be anyone's ally?"
Although Yun Yichen's guess was somewhat far-fetched, it could not be ruled out.
"So you mean, the person behind this is a prince or someone from a prince's faction?"
Gu Shuyan understood immediately, but Yun Yichen did not entirely agree with her guess, saying, "Have you considered that they might be from another country?"
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