Chen Wanru reached out and touched her forehead with concern, muttering in confusion, "She doesn't have a fever."
Why are you talking nonsense?
Gu Baiwei grabbed her hand, feeling the warmth of her palm, and belatedly realized that she had been reborn.
She was reborn back to the time before she married Ye Yunting in her previous life.
At that time, she fell in love with Ye Yunting at first sight. After learning that the Ye family was in trouble and intended to form a marriage alliance with the Gu family, she insisted on marrying him.
However, at the time, his parents felt that Ye Yunting was not a good man.
She looked at her mother, who seemed even younger than she remembered, and reached out to hug her tightly: "Mom."
"Why is this child acting all dramatic after being sick?"
Despite saying this, Chen Wanru gently embraced Gu Baiwei.
"Weiwei, as long as you're okay, your parents will agree to anything you want. If you want to marry Ye Yunting, then go ahead and marry him."
She gently patted Gu Baiwei's back, her voice tender.
The Ye family's company is facing problems, and this marriage arrangement has ulterior motives. They don't want their daughter to become a victim of an economic marriage, which is why they have repeatedly refused.
But since my daughter insisted, I could only respect her choice.
Thinking of her past life, Gu Baiwei shook her head vigorously: "Mom, I was ignorant before. Now I just want to take good care of you and don't want to get married."
Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Liu Ma's voice came from the doorway: "Madam, Young Master Ye has arrived."
Young Master Ye? Ye Yunting?
If I remember correctly, it was Ye Yunting who took the initiative to propose to her this time because of pressure from his family. She was overjoyed at the time and did not notice the disdain in Ye Yunting's eyes at all.
"Weiwei, do you want to see him?"
Chen Wanru asked with some concern, her daughter had just recovered from her illness, and secretly she didn't want her to see the Ye family.
Gu Baiwei thought for a moment and nodded: "Mom, I'll go see him."
Even if you say you don't like it, you probably still have feelings for it in your heart.
Chen Wanru sighed. Oh well, her daughter is all grown up now. Let her make her own decisions.
“Your dad and I have discussed it, and no matter what choice you make, we will support you unconditionally.”
She added a word of advice, still feeling uneasy.
Gu Baiwei nodded, gave her a tight hug, and got up to open the door.
A younger version of Aunt Liu stood at the door, with fewer wrinkles on her face, but her eyes were still full of love.
"Miss, you're awake?"
When she saw her come out, Liu Ma's face lit up with joy.
Gu Baiwei reached out and gave her a big hug: "Aunt Liu, I missed you so much."
Liu Ma was a little taken aback by her hug.
His face flushed red, and his gaze fell on her feet. He scolded her playfully, "Look at you, child, why aren't you wearing socks again?"
"You don't realize it now because you're young, but you'll feel it when you get older..."
In the past, she would have found Liu Ma's nagging annoying, but now she felt incredibly warm and fuzzy.
Whether at her parents' home or the Ye family home, it was always Aunt Liu who served her.
Later, she died. Liu Ma, an elderly woman who had lost her child, suddenly became much more weathered and spoke less.
He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek: "Okay, I'm going to see that person. I'll be back soon."
Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment. Why was the young lady different today? In the past, when she said this, she would usually reply with some impatience, "Aunt Liu, you're so annoying."
Before she could even react, Gu Baiwei had already slipped on her slippers and gone downstairs.
"Hey, kid, slow down. You'll fall if you run downstairs so fast."
Seeing her hurry downstairs, Aunt Liu quickly followed behind, giving her some instructions.
Gu Baiwei's eyebrows curved into a smile: "I understand."
As they spoke, they actually slowed their pace.
She walked down the stairs and stopped in front of the full-length mirror on the first floor.
The girl in the mirror had pale skin. Because she hadn't been eating properly lately, her face was thin and bony, making her look weak and haggard.
She was wearing oversized pink loungewear and matching pink fluffy slippers.
She remembered that when she learned that Ye Yunting was coming to see her, she spent more than an hour getting ready in her room before rushing downstairs so that she could present herself in the best possible light.
After meeting, Ye Yunting was somewhat displeased because he had kept him waiting for too long.
Looking at the pale-faced, disheveled girl in the mirror, Gu Baiwei curled her lips. If she could do it all over again, she would never wrong herself for any man.
He's not worth her wasting time dressing up.
He put his hands in his pockets and slowly walked towards the living room.
In the living room, Ye Yunting sat on the sofa with a cold expression.
He wouldn't have come here if his parents hadn't forced him.
Suddenly, I heard light footsteps.
He looked up at the sound and was momentarily stunned when he saw who it was.
The girl, dressed in pink loungewear, had long, black, curly hair draped lazily over her shoulders. Perhaps due to illness, her skin was unusually pale, almost bloodless.
Without makeup, her face was bare, and because she was too thin, her cheeks were somewhat sunken.
She looked haggard and weak, but her big, watery eyes seemed to speak volumes, and he couldn't take his eyes off her after just one glance.
Gu Baiwei also saw him and sat down next to him casually: "Did you need something?"
In the past, every time we met, she was dressed up exquisitely, like the most beautiful doll in a shop window. This was the first time I had seen her so casual.
Even his tone of voice was not as gentle and weak as usual; it sounded like he hadn't eaten enough.
Ye Yunting suddenly became a little nervous, his fingers on his knees curled up, and after a long while he finally spoke: "Miss Gu, I want to talk to you about our marriage."
Gu Baiwei raised an eyebrow: "That's exactly what I needed to talk to you about. You go first."
Ye Yunting hadn't expected her to be so frank, and for a moment he didn't know how to start the conversation.
When he came, he had already figured it out: the Ye family needed the Gu family's help, and Gu Baiwei liked him, so it was a win-win situation.
When they get married, he can let her have a child. After the child is born, he will do everything he can to give her the best life, but she shouldn't expect anything else.
But for some reason, he suddenly couldn't say a single word of what he had prepared.
Gu Baiwei waited for a long time but he didn't speak. She looked at him with some confusion: "Mr. Ye?"
No, if I remember correctly, wasn't he quite eloquent at this time in my past life? How come he's suddenly mute?
What did he say back then? Yes, he was willing to marry her, with the only requirement being that she stay at home and take good care of her husband and children.
Why are you not saying anything now? Are you scared by her casual attire, and can't even manage a perfunctory response?
Thinking of this, Gu Baiwei smiled sarcastically: "If Mr. Ye hasn't made up his mind yet, then I'll say it first: forget about the marriage. I have someone I like. As for the Ye family, we can consider cooperation."
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