After hearing her husband's merciless words, Qian Huiqiao stood there in a daze.
Her face flushed red, and her hands holding the comb were shaking. After a long while, she slowly turned around.
Seeing the coldness on Gu Shaojie's face, Qian Huiqiao felt ashamed and angry, and stood up suddenly.
"Gu Shaojie, the reason I did that was all for you. If I had brought those two children to our home, if someone had discovered it, you would have been implicated."
Gu Shaojie sneered, "Qian Huiqiao, don't portray yourself as so noble. If you really did it for me, you wouldn't have done that when I was on a mission. Fang Hua is my biological sister. Chenchen and An'an were so young at the time. How could you have the heart to refuse?"
"If you are afraid and don't want to take care of it, you can tell me. I will find a way myself and will never implicate you. But why should you make the decision for me?"
Gu Shaojie hated himself for being so slow to realize it. If he hadn't heard his parents' conversation at noon, he would still not have discovered what this woman had done behind his back.
Qian Huiqiao's face turned pale. Gu Fangjie had been very cold to her since the afternoon. Did he know what happened that year?
"Fang Jie, who told you that? That's not the case. Let me explain."
Qian Huiqiao was a little scared and anxiously defended herself, "Fang Xun called me at that time and asked you to find a foster family nearby for Chenchen and Anan, but you were on a mission at the time, and I didn't know which one was suitable. So I asked around. But Fang Xun said no. I thought he had found a suitable family, so I didn't tell you..."
It would have been better if Qian Huiqiao didn't explain. The more she tried to defend herself, the colder Gu Fangjie's face became.
He looked at the woman in front of him who had slept in the same bed with him for more than ten years, and said sarcastically: "Qian Huiqiao, do you believe what you said?"
Qian Huiqiao's darkness was seen through by her husband. Her face turned pale and she no longer dared to make any excuses.
She covered her face with her hands and said with shame: "Fang Jie, I'm sorry, I was afraid of affecting your future, and I was also worried about the children at home, so I rejected Fang Xun's request for help."
"I regretted it afterwards and felt sorry for Fang Hua. The next day I called home and asked Fang Xun to send Chenchen and An'an over. But my father said the children had already been sent away and told me to pretend that it had never happened and not to tell you."
Gu Fangjie did not respond. He just looked at her expressionlessly and went to the bathroom with his spare clothes.
Seeing her husband's attitude, Qian Huiqiao sat on the bed and cried silently.
In fact, she has been tormented over the years, fearing that her husband would be furious and not forgive her after finding out.
Qian Huiqiao was a little worried about Gu Fanghua, afraid that she would not make it. After all, their friendship back then was genuine.
But I don't know since when, she became so hypocritical and selfish, taking other people's efforts for granted.
She had implicated her family, and even her friendship with Fang Hua was thrown out of her mind. She even looked down upon what she had done.
After Gu Fangjie came back from washing up, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep without even looking at her.
Qian Huiqiao was worried and scared. She tossed and turned all night with a lot of thoughts in her mind.
The beautiful scenes of her and Gu Fanghua during their college days kept appearing in her mind.
Those scenes were like a gentle knife, piercing her heart and making her feel guilty for what she had done back then.
Qian Huiqiao knew that after that incident, she and Gu Fanghua would never be the same again. Even Gu Fangjie must have felt bad about it.
She wanted to make amends, but she also knew that even if the broken mirror was glued together, it could never be made whole again.
Just like what Gu Fangjie said just now, if this happened to her, she would probably never talk to Gu Fanghua again.
When Qian Huiqiao thought about this, she felt more panic than ever before.
She planned to apologize to Gu Fanghua tomorrow. Although she might not accept it, it would make her feel less tormented.
………
The next day, Qian Huiqiao got up very early, making breakfast and cleaning.
I also sincerely apologized to my parents-in-law who were coming back from morning exercise.
"Dad, Mom, I was wrong back then. I hope you can forgive me this time. I will definitely change in the future."
Gu Botang and Chen Yusan looked at her red and swollen eyes and sighed in their hearts.
Chen Yushan said, "Let's forget about the past and don't mention it anymore. Live a good life in the future and raise your three children well."
Although she felt uncomfortable, she didn't say anything harsh. The eldest son and his wife had been married for more than ten years and had several children.
We can't let them divorce because of this, right? Then the three children will suffer.
No matter how unremarkable this eldest daughter-in-law is, she is sincere to Fang Jie and the children.
Oh... never mind, let's just leave it at that.
When brothers and sisters get married, they all put their own families first.
If they get along well, they will visit each other more often. If they don't, they will just maintain a face-saving relationship. They are old and don't get involved.
Qian Huiqiao was filled with shame. She lowered her head and said, "Mom, I know."
Chen Yusan nodded and went upstairs to wash up.
After Qian Huiqiao prepared the meal, she hurried to Jiang's house.
Gu Fanghua and Jiang Shaoting were getting ready to go to work. They saw her coming early in the morning with red eyes.
The couple looked at each other, thinking something had happened at home.
"Sister-in-law, what's the matter?" Gu Fanghua asked anxiously.
Qian Huiqiao bit her lip and said with a red face: "Fang Hua, you were so good to me before, but I... I'm sorry."
She hesitated for a long time, but still didn't have the courage to talk about it in person.
Gu Fanghua was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I thought it was something else. Didn't I tell you yesterday? I'm not angry at all. I also understand your feelings at the time. There are three children at home, and you must consider them. As a mother, this is normal."
Jiang Shaoting also said a few words of comfort, saying that these were all trivial matters and as long as the family was safe.
Qian Huiqiao listened to the polite words the couple said and was sure that she could never go back. Gu Fanghua already had a rift with her.
She smiled bitterly in her heart, but pretended to be very happy on her face, as if she had not noticed any changes in them.
Only in this way can they maintain some respect for each other.
Because Gu Fanghua and Jiang Shaoting still had to go to work, they exchanged a few words with Qian Huiqiao and then rode away on their bicycles.
After leaving the military compound, Gu Fanghua said sarcastically, "Only when you are down and out can you see the true nature of people."
Jiang Shaoting nodded in agreement, then smiled and advised her, "Don't think about those things anymore. If you keep dwelling on them, you'll only be the one who suffers. It's not worth it."
Gu Fanghua shook his head and said nonchalantly: "I have let it go a long time ago. I just spoke my mind. Everyone has selfish desires. We can only ask ourselves. How can we care about other people's thoughts?"
"That's right."
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