Chapter 168: This Is All A Lie
Gu Xi’er stood at the room entrance, her haggard face already full of tears.
“Xi’er!” Gu’s Mother walked to her daughter’s side, worry and uneasiness on her face, “Is what that young lady said true?”
“I don’t know…” Gu Xi’er shook her head, her eyes empty and vacant, “I don’t know! I don’t know anything!”
She hadn’t expected A Chong to go to such lengths for money…
Even less did she expect Yu Qiao didn’t truly love her!
Recalling the sweet times of the past, Gu Xi’er suddenly felt it was incredibly ironic.
It was all too ridiculous!
“Xi’er, don’t listen to her nonsense.” A Chong rushed to Gu Xi’er’s side and said gently, “I truly love you, and nothing else matters! I haven’t done those things she mentioned; she’s just jealous of me and slandering me intentionally.”
Gu Xi’er’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, a sliver of hope stirring deep within her.
She moved her lips, hesitantly asking, “Really? You haven’t done these things?”
“No!” A Chong nodded forcefully, “If you don’t believe me, I can swear to the heavens!”
Gu Xi’er stared at him, remaining silent for a long time.
Gu Father strode over and asked sternly, “Xi’er, is the child in your belly really A Chong’s?”
He knew his daughter; she was timid and might actually do such a foolish thing.
If A Chong was truly such a calculating person, then he absolutely could not stand by and watch his daughter throw herself into the fire.
“Of course it’s mine!” A Chong answered first, “Uncle, I sincerely love Xi’er and want to grow old with her. Please believe me.”
Gu Father’s sharp gaze swept over A Chong, “Shut up, I want to hear Xi’er speak for herself!”
“Xi’er, tell your mother the truth.” Gu Mother held her daughter’s ice-cold hand, her eyes filled with heartache, “Did A Chong threaten you into marrying him?”
“Aunt, what you’re saying…” A Chong tried to speak again but received a solid slap from Gu Father.
“I told you to shut up!” Gu Father was furious.
“In-laws, how could you hit my son?” A Chong’s Mother was heartbroken.
Gu Father completely ignored her and looked at his daughter worriedly, “What exactly is going on?”
Gu Xi’er frowned tightly. After a moment of hesitation, she looked at Jiang Yuan with red eyes and said lowly, “I, I want to talk to you alone, can I?”
“No!” A Chong and his mother said in unison.
Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded, “If they say no, then it means yes.”
A Chong’s Mother immediately changed her tune upon hearing this, “Yes.”
“If she says yes, then it’s yes,” Jiang Yuan stepped out from behind Deng Rui.
A Chong’s Mother was so angry she cursed, “You little brat, are you playing with me?”
Deng Rui gave her a cold, sideways glance, “I find it strange, how such a good young lady would fall for your A Chong. So it turns out she was forced.”
Seeing Jiang Yuan approaching, A Chong reached out to push her, but his knee suddenly hurt, and he lost his balance, falling to the ground uncontrollably.
Jiang Yuan glanced at Gu Father, who had kicked him, and gave him a thumbs-up, “Good skills.”
After speaking, she and Gu Xi’er walked into the room together.
Before closing the door, Duanwu sneakily slipped in, almost getting his tail caught by the door.
“Whew~ That was close, so close!” Duanwu breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Yuan squatted down and rubbed its round head, finding it amusing, “Silly kitten, you didn’t even remind me that you were coming in.”
Duanwu nuzzled her affectionately, “Hehe, meow to help, so Xi’er won’t marry A Chong.”
Seeing this scene, Gu Xi’er murmured, “Duanwu likes you a lot.”
“What do you want to ask me?” Jiang Yuan lifted her eyelids to look at her, a faint smile in her eyes.
Gu Xi’er pursed her lips, her heart uncontrollably filled with hesitation and struggle.
Jiang Yuan didn’t rush her, lowering her head to continue playing with Duanwu.
After about five minutes, Gu Xi’er’s lips moved slightly, and she said lowly, “I heard everything you just said, I want to ask how you knew?”
“I just found out too,” Jiang Yuan picked up Duanwu and held him up in front of Gu Xi’er, “He told me.”
Gu Xi’er frowned in confusion, “Who told you?”
“Him,” Jiang Yuan waved Duanwu in her hand.
Gu Xi’er’s gaze fell upon the kitten she had raised, and she asked in surprise, “You mean… Duanwu?”
Jiang Yuan nodded, “Yes, he doesn’t want you to be threatened by A Chong.”
Gu Xi’er looked incredulous, “What does Duanwu know? He’s just a cat.”
“Cats are very smart,” Jiang Yuan held Duanwu in her arms and smiled, “Don’t underestimate them.”
Hearing this answer, Gu Xi’er’s heavy heart suddenly felt a little lighter.
“Did you make up those things just now?” she asked tentatively.
“Do you think so?” Jiang Yuan didn’t answer, but asked her instead, “Isn’t it true that A Chong threatened you with those photos to marry him?”
Gu Xi’er’s eyelashes trembled, her face turned pale and unsightly again, and she bit her lip hard.
Jiang Yuan looked directly at her with her bright eyes and said slowly, “You don’t want to believe that Yu Qiao approached you at A Chong’s behest?”
Gu Xi’er seemed afraid to meet her gaze, her eyes flickering, and she lowered her head slightly, “I…”
Jiang Yuan: “You don’t want to believe that Yu Qiao’s love for you is fake.”
“You’re right,” Gu Xi’er said lowly, “This is the first time I’ve liked someone. I always thought the love between Yu Qiao and me was pure…”
“I suggest you call Yu Qiao and clarify things, and get over it.” Jiang Yuan, as an observer, saw things very clearly, “Neither he nor A Chong are suitable for you.”
Gu Xi’er stared at her phone screen but couldn’t bring herself to make the call, her mind filled with the sweet times she spent with Yu Qiao.
When she was preparing lessons seriously, he would accompany her, feed her strawberries, each one the plump end.
When she said her feet were tired from standing all day, he would fetch a basin of hot water for her to soak her feet and give her a massage.
When she playfully refused to get up, he, afraid she’d be late, would smile and pick her up from bed, then kiss her…
Gu Xi’er truly didn’t want to believe all of this was a lie.
“I’m sorry, I still don’t have the courage to call him…”
As soon as she finished speaking, her phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID on the screen, Gu Xi’er suddenly looked up at Jiang Yuan, “It’s, it’s Yu Qiao’s call…”
“That’s perfect,” Jiang Yuan stroked Duanwu’s fur while gesturing for her to answer the phone, “Answer it, clarify things, and let yourself off the hook.”
Gu Xi’er closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and pressed the answer button with trembling fingers, “Yu Qiao.”
“Sister…” the young man’s clear voice came through the earpiece, “I want to confess something to you.”
Gu Xi’er tightened her grip on the phone, tears welling up in her eyes, her voice choked with suppressed sobs, “What do you want to say?”
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