However, Shen Hechuan suddenly turned his head away, dodging her kiss, and then abruptly stood up, taking several steps back.
"Oh……"
He gave a cold laugh.
"Buy your freedom with one night?"
Gu Jingchun also sat up and looked at Shen Hechuan.
He remained relatively calm on the surface.
However, when she saw the look in Shen Hechuan's eyes, she couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
"Mu Qian".
She spoke.
"You know that's not what I meant."
"I just... wanted to make you happy."
Shen Hechuan continued to sneer.
"So what happens after the initial excitement? Then you're just left watching helplessly as they leave?"
Shen Hechuan's eyes seemed to be filled with shattered ice.
"Gu Jingchun, do you even have a heart?"
He stared into Gu Jingchun's eyes, as if trying to see a hint of pity in them.
But no.
Gu Jingchun's eyes were full of calm.
She spoke so calmly, as if she were talking about someone else's affairs.
She said, "I have."
"You know, my heart is with you."
Shen Hechuan chuckled softly.
"On me?"
Ask yourself, do you even believe that?
If your heart is with me, why do you keep trying to leave me?
"Your heart is with me, so why have you never thought of me?"
"From the very first time we met, you were already thinking of leaving me."
"After we met again, you still wanted to leave me."
That day, if I hadn't led men to bring you back, you'd probably be hiding somewhere living a carefree life by now, wouldn't you?
"Even when you later entered the palace, it was only for Gu Jinxi's safety, to have the palace protect him."
"And now, because of one sentence he said, because he said he didn't like the palace, you're going to leave me again and abandon me?"
As Shen Hechuan spoke, the shattered ice in his eyes melted away, turning into wisps of moisture that lingered in his eye sockets, ready to fall at any moment.
He looked at Gu Jingchun and kept questioning her, as if he wanted to hear different answers from her.
"For a long time now, I haven't dared to face you."
"I'm afraid you'll tell me you want to leave."
"Even so, you still came after me, and in such a despicable way, you told me that you would give me one night in exchange for leaving me."
"Hahaha."
Shen Hechuan looked up and laughed, and as he laughed, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Gu Jingchun, when will you put me first in your life?"
Looking at Shen Hechuan, Gu Jingchun felt a dull ache in his heart.
However, she didn't know how to explain it.
She came today because she really wanted Shen Hechuan to let her leave.
Moreover, she knew that, according to Shen Hechuan's intentions, he must have already made preparations to make her leave.
She just wanted to leave without any regrets and also wanted to make him happy.
But why did Shen Hechuan react so strongly?
She remained silent for a moment, not saying a word.
But Shen Hechuan had no intention of letting her off so easily, so he stepped forward and continued to stare at Gu Jingchun.
Why don't you speak?
"So, you won't even lie to me?"
Gu Jingchun looked at Shen Hechuan, and finally sighed before slowly speaking.
"Mu Qian, Xi'er, that's our child."
"I just wanted Seele to be happy, was that wrong?"
"There's a mistake!"
Shen Hechuan shouted angrily.
"I don't care who he is, all I care about is you. I just want you to put me first in your heart."
"I just want you to think about me more when you make a decision. I don't care who he is, I just want you."
"Why can't you just stay in the palace obediently?"
"I will protect you here!"
I can protect you all too.
You don't need to worry about anything; you can just happily eat, drink, play, and have fun every day, is that not enough?
Shen Hechuan's words silenced Gu Jingchun once again.
After a moment, she slowly spoke.
"Mu Qian, I can't do it."
"To me, Seele is not just my son, but more like my partner, and more like myself."
She looked at Shen Hechuan with an unprecedented determination in her eyes.
"I can't let others arrange everything for me."
"I can't completely entrust my future to anyone."
"Whether it's you, or Seele in the future."
"I can't do that."
"What I want is self-determination; I want to decide my own future."
"I will choose the path I want to take in the future, the things I want to do, even if it means death."
“My experience has determined that I can never sit here in the palace and wait for you to come back and give me a smile.”
"It seems that Xi'er's desire to leave this time stems from her dislike of the palace."
It's also because I don't like it either.
Because I don't like it, I don't want to, so I'm leaving.
"I know you'll be unhappy, so I'll try to salvage the situation. I'll try to make you happy, just like what happened just now. I just wanted to make you happy."
"In my heart, there is only one person who can always be number one, and that is myself."
"I will not change for anyone, nor will I compromise myself for anyone."
Gu Jingchun's words were firm, leaving no room for negotiation.
Although Shen Hechuan had not held out any hope, he still couldn't help but feel heartbroken upon hearing these words.
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