Mr. CEO Wants to Renew Our Contract-Chapter 916: With You Always (61)

"Even if something happens, it has nothing to do with you."

"My father just scolded me. He said I have only brought disgrace to the Heavenly World, contributing nothing worthwhile. He forbid me to leave the marriage again, saying I must perish in the Demon World if necessary, fearing further humiliation. I am aware of this. I don’t know if I’ll die in the Demon World, nor if I’ll leave again, but one thing I am sure of is that even if I die, I won’t return to the Heavenly World. Let him have his wish!" As she said this, Jun Xiangyi’s eyes turned red.

Gu Lili grabbed her hand and led her forward, saying as they walked, "We’ll talk about it when we get back."

"What about Feng Qinglian?"

"He was just summoned back."

Back at Jun Xiangyi’s place, Gu Lili boiled an egg for her to roll over her face.

"Aunt, has your relationship with my parents become this bad?"

"It’s actually always been bad, but it just appeared fine on the surface." Gu Lili did not hide it from her, "However, the issues between your parents and me are ours alone, unrelated to you. I don’t want you to get involved. Xiangyi, no matter how the outside world sees you, in my eyes, you are you. You’re not like those who follow the crowd; you’re a woman with your own mind. As long as you don’t say you’re cutting ties with me, I won’t broach the subject."

"Aunt, what are you saying? How could I ever cut ties with you? Besides, you said what’s between you and my parents doesn’t concern me. Some things are beyond your control. Regarding the issues with my parents, I won’t take any side."

Gu Lili nodded at her, "It’s rare for someone to see things so clearly. For your wedding, Aunt will definitely prepare a unique wedding gift for you. Xiangyi, I hope this time you find someone truly trustworthy."

"Thank you for your kind words, Aunt."

"Feng Qinglian was clearly chosen by your parents, and he seems decent. Otherwise, why would they want you to marry him? Yan Chong’s presence was meant to drag me into the mess, but it didn’t work out. If it had, I would have faced some trouble."

Jun Xiangyi nodded, "Luckily you’re clever, Aunt." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"You should prepare well. I’ll head back to the mortal world now."

"Alright."

When Gu Lili woke up on the bed, Long Yubei was working at the desk. Seeing her eyes open, he set aside his work and asked, "If you hadn’t come back, I would have gone to find you."

"Something almost happened tonight." She raised herself up, "However, someone ended up shooting themselves in the foot, infuriated."

"What happened?"

She couldn’t help but smile, "You weren’t there, but if you had been, you’d find it was quite the show..."

Long Yubei felt a chill as he listened to her recount the events, "The Heavenly King did such a thing? Truly disgraceful."

"It didn’t succeed, though. This time, it’s pretty much all out in the open now. We don’t need to pretend to be loyal to him anymore." Gu Lili leaned over him, poured a cup of tea, and took a few sips, "I really want to see what plans they will come up with next to deal with me."

"For every attack, there’s a defense; for every flood, a dam. I’ll always be by your side, fighting alongside you. But Jun Xiangyi is to marry into the Demon World, and the Heavenly King agreed?"

"Why wouldn’t he agree? He probably sees Xiangyi’s reputation as tarnished. If someone’s willing to marry her, that’s already something good, I guess. I met that Feng Qinglian tonight. He’s hard to read, over forty thousand years old, and seems very steady, not at all flighty. He appears to have a heavy heart, and I don’t know how he’ll treat Xiangyi."