Shen Hechuan finally realized something was wrong. Looking at the two of them, he couldn't help but speak.
"What happened?"
"Did I say something wrong?"
Gu Jingchun sighed and looked at Gu Jinxi first.
"Xi'er, go back now that you've eaten. I have something to say to your father."
Gu Jinxi put down her chopsticks and looked at Gu Jingchun with a serious expression.
“Mother, I won’t leave. I know everything that happened back then, and I understand it all. I don’t want you to treat me like a child anymore.”
Gu Jingchun was even more surprised upon hearing this.
"You actually knew?"
Gu Jinxi nodded, lowered her voice, and carefully watched Gu Jingchun's reaction.
“I overheard your conversation with Lanxin before…”
Gu Jingchun suddenly realized, and his eyes instantly became moist.
Unexpectedly, Gu Jinxi knew all about it, but he didn't say anything and pretended not to know.
No wonder, he used to say things to comfort her from time to time.
It turns out that Gu Jinxi was genuinely protecting her in his own way.
Gu Jingchun stepped forward and hugged Gu Jinxi, feeling deeply comforted.
This left Shen Hechuan somewhat puzzled.
"What do you mean by that? I don't understand."
Once Gu Jingchun had calmed down, he looked at Shen Hechuan.
"Shen Hechuan, it's my fault. I didn't explain things to you clearly before."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan looked directly at Gu Jingchun.
What do you mean by that?
Gu Jingchun: "I know you want a daughter, but..."
Gu Jingchun paused for a moment before raising his eyes, reaffirming his tone, and continuing to speak.
"But I can never give you another daughter in this lifetime."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan suddenly stood up, his face full of astonishment.
Why is that?
Gu Jingchun looked at him and felt a slight pain in her heart, making it a little difficult to breathe.
In the past, she was always indestructible. Even when faced with life-or-death situations, she never felt bitter or uncomfortable.
But ever since I got together with Shen Hechuan, I feel upset over the smallest things. Now, just talking about my past makes my eyes sting and I feel so uncomfortable that I can't speak.
She took a few deep breaths before speaking.
"When I gave birth to Xi'er, there was an accident, and I will never have children again in this life."
Shen Hechuan looked at Gu Jingchun with a commanding gaze, then knelt down and tremblingly took Gu Jingchun's hand in his own.
"You...didn't tell me this before."
His voice trembled with heartache. He wanted to ask more, but when he opened his mouth, he found himself afraid to ask any more questions.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't left back then, you wouldn't have suffered so much, and your body wouldn't have been so damaged."
Gu Jingchun shook his head.
No, this is not your fault.
She sighed, as if she had returned to those painful days.
"Back then, even if you were with me, it probably wouldn't have changed anything."
"Because what caused my accident was not an accident, but human intervention."
Shen Hechuan was stunned. He guessed that there was more to the story, and then listened quietly to what Gu Jingchun had said.
"Because I was poisoned when I was pregnant with Jinxi."
Shen Hechuan suddenly stood up, pacing back and forth in the room several times before calming himself down. He turned around and continued, "You..."
Gu Jingchun interrupted him and continued, "Hechuan, let me finish what I have to say, because I don't have the courage to say it a second time."
Shen Hechuan sat down, his expression calm, but she knew he must be suppressing his emotions.
"As you know, Guan Zhixin, the leader of Guiyuan Sect, is my master."
Gu Jingchun's voice was very soft.
"He really is my mentor. He watched me grow up since I was a child and treated me very, very well. He taught me a lot and also loved my adoptive mother very much."
At that time, I didn't understand why he liked my adoptive mother but didn't stay with her.
It wasn't until later that I realized they were two completely different people.
Perhaps they shared the same goal briefly, but ultimately their goals differed.
"At first, they all wanted to save my life."
Later, it was all for my growth; and still later, my adoptive mother did it so that I could live a peaceful and safe life.
However, my master did not think that way.
He wants revenge, and I am his bargaining chip.
However, one person's strength is too weak.
Even after ten years of planning, he couldn't change anything.
Until I got pregnant.
After I became pregnant, I originally planned to go back home to rest and prepare for childbirth.
"But it gave him an opportunity."
"He searched through ancient texts and found a poison—a poison that, when ingested by the mother, would make the fetus in her womb incredibly powerful."
"At that time, I was completely unguarded with my master, and I ate everything he handed me with great relish."
I never imagined he would poison me.
When I realized something was wrong, he pretended to be kind and called various doctors for me, and prescribed medicine to detoxify me.
Finally, my poisoning was cured. I was very happy, but at the same time, I was worried about the baby in my womb.
Ten days later, I started experiencing abdominal pain and prematurely gave birth to Gu Jinxi.
"When Gu Jinxi was born, her whole body was bluish-purple and she was extremely weak."
"And I almost lost my life because of a difficult childbirth."
"I only found out later that Guan Zhixin had forced all the potency of the poison onto Xier. Although I survived, I was seriously injured and will never be able to get pregnant again. Moreover, I was left with a chronic illness that will be difficult to cure once I fall ill."
"At first, Seele seemed normal, but as he grew older, I discovered that his strength was far greater than that of the average person."
"And it was at this time that I overheard my adoptive mother and master's conversation and learned that all of this was prepared by Guan Zhixin, in order to train Gu Jinxi into a soldier with great strength who only knew how to fight."
As Gu Jingchun spoke, tears streamed down his face.
Gu Jinxi also came to Gu Jingchun, buried her face in his arms, and cried softly.
He always knew that his body was different from that of ordinary people.
When he was a child, Gu Jingchun told him that it was because he was a genius, someone chosen by God, that he had such great power, in order to protect millions of people.
Therefore, even though he was always proud at heart.
Although he had overheard Gu Jingchun and Lan Xin's conversation before,
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