At this moment, time seemed to slow down in the quiet farmhouse courtyard.
Gu Jingchun took his clothes out of the basin and hung them one by one on the clothesline.
These were her clothes. Because they were stained with blood, she changed into her mother-in-law's daughter's clothes and washed her own.
Originally, her mother-in-law wanted to help her wash.
However, Gu Jingchun wasn't incapable of washing clothes, and since she had nothing else to do, she simply washed them herself.
Behind Gu Jingchun, Mo Junxing lay there, his eyes fixed on Gu Jingchun.
Meanwhile, Han Sheng, sitting on the ground beside him, was huffing and puffing as he helped Mo Junxing wash his clothes.
While washing, she glared angrily at Gu Jingchun.
That appearance just didn't look quite right.
Mo Junxing was very pleased with this quiet and harmonious scene.
They lived their lives like an ordinary couple, bickering and joking, peaceful and harmonious.
Gu Jingchun also noticed his gaze. At first, she tried to pretend she didn't see it, but she couldn't stand his direct stare, so she turned around and glared at him fiercely.
"What are you looking at? Close your eyes!"
Mo Junxing gently curled the corners of his lips.
"Gu Jingchun, I've realized that the two of us are really a perfect match."
“If you like this atmosphere, then I will have someone build a small courtyard like this in the palace. We can grow vegetables together, wash clothes together, and take care of… the children together.”
Gu Jingchun paused slightly in the hand holding the clothes, then turned around and angrily rebuked, "Mo Junxing, when did I ever say I liked this kind of atmosphere?"
Am I stupid?
"Why not live a comfortable life? Why not grow vegetables, do laundry, and cook? Wouldn't it be better to have food served to you and clothes done for you without any effort on your part?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Junxing laughed even harder, his eyes brimming with joy.
"Okay, then you can live a life where you can just sit around and wait to be served. As for planting vegetables, washing clothes, and cooking, I'll take care of everything. How about that?"
Gu Jingchun: ...
How come I never noticed before that Mo Junxing, this iceberg, is so stubborn? When did she ever say she wanted to live with him?
That's a joke.
Mo Junxing, however, seemed oblivious to Gu Jingchun's thoughts and spoke again.
"Jingchun, I'm serious."
"I know I have a bad temper, and I may have scared you before."
"But if you don't like it, I can change it."
“In the past, no one taught me how to behave or how to get along with others.”
Ruthlessness is a principle I've understood since I was a child.
Only in this way will others be afraid and dare not bully me anymore.
"I've been living like this for so many years."
I don't know this is wrong.
"But now, if you don't like me starting to change, but you need to teach me, is that okay?"
Gu Jingchun looked at Mo Junxing as if he were seeing Mo Junxing for the first time.
She never expected that Mo Junxing could be so... humble and submissive.
However, Gu Jingchun remained unmoved.
She sighed, and unusually, began to follow Mo Jun to the very end.
“Mo Junxing, I made myself very clear to you last time.”
"I will not like you, nor will I be with you, even if you take me to Daqi."
Mo Junxing nodded, seemingly indifferent, and said, "I know, and I don't care, as long as you're by my side, that's enough."
Gu Jingchun sighed.
"Mo Junxing, this isn't how two people should be together."
"It should be mutual attraction and love. It's not that you can force two people together and they will be together, do you understand?"
Mo Junxing curled his lips into a smile.
"I don't need to understand, I don't need to comprehend. I just need to know my thoughts, know that you can affect my emotions, and know that you need me. That's enough."
Gu Jingchun: "No, that's not enough."
"This isn't liking, nor is it love."
"Two people need to love each other to be together. Forcing them to be together is not love; it is coercion and imprisonment. It will not only fail to foster love but will also breed resentment."
Mo Junxing sneered, "Don't think I don't understand."
"Jingchun, there are many kinds of love."
"Togetherness is love, being moved is love, unrequited love is love, secret crush is love, letting go is love, but similarly, possession is also love."
He chuckled coldly as he spoke.
A confident smile played on his lips.
"And I am the most selfish one; what I want is possessive love."
Gu Jingchun snorted coldly.
"Possession?"
"You can't even take care of yourself now, what are you talking about possessing?"
"Can't even protect themselves?"
He laughed even harder.
"Do you really think you can handle me with just your few men?"
Gu Jingchun's pupils dilated suddenly.
"You...you actually knew..."
Mo Junxing's eyes froze instantly.
"Gu Jingchun, I am injured, not dead. Do you think you can achieve anything by wearing a hairpin and attracting a few people from your business?"
"They've simply walked right into a trap."
Gu Jingchun looked at Mo Junxing, and suddenly his expression changed, a smile immediately appearing on his face.
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? I only called a few people to take care of you because I saw that you were so badly injured and had no one to take care of you."
Besides, Empress Xiao's men could come chasing us at any moment. If they discover our whereabouts in advance, the three of us are no match for them.
That's why I specifically called them here, so they can better protect you."
Mo Junxing gave a soft snort.
"Yeah?"
"That's natural."
Gu Jingchun nodded obediently.
"If you don't believe me, when they come, I'll have them do it for you themselves... But Your Majesty, please don't hurt them!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Junxing's gaze fell on Gu Jingchun, as if he were scrutinizing him closely.
"But what if I were to harm them?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun's expression changed repeatedly, filled with worry and anger. In the end, he managed to suppress his emotions, blinked, and decided that he should first appease Mo Junxing to prevent him from indiscriminately killing and harming innocent people again.
"If Your Majesty were to harm them..."
"Then...I'll be so sad!"
Gu Jingchun winked as he spoke.
That look, that expression, that demeanor... it was all so hypocritical.
Han Sheng, standing beside him, twitched at the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but shiver, getting goosebumps all over his body.
"Your Majesty, is Miss Gu alright? How did she suddenly become like this? Could it be that she has been possessed by some evil spirit?"
Mo Junxing gave him a cold glare.
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