The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 327 - 324: Between Me and the Gu Family, Two Lives Stand in the Way
But now, she was completely relieved.
"You, the He Family offended Duke Zhou and the Holy Emperor is the cause, I became the sacrificial victim is the effect. It’s been too many years. Bi Shui, regardless of her mistakes, has paid for them dearly."
It involved too much, entangled too much.
Gu Fuju listened to the girl’s calm voice.
"I also believe that if you were present during the fire, you would definitely have risked your life to save me. But there are no ’ifs’."
"Perhaps saying such words is too heartless. That incident back then can be considered a confusing account."
"The Gu and He families bore the consequences, you and Madam Gu endured suffering, it wasn’t caused by me."
"My parents only raised a child out of kindness who didn’t belong to them as their own, but in the end, were swallowed by the fire."
Yu Tingwan’s tone grew increasingly indifferent.
"This shouldn’t have fallen on them."
"And I am the source of this disaster."
"Those people wanted to eliminate me."
But...
Yu Tingwan’s lips tightened, she said: "But don’t you think this is laughable?"
"All these years I knew the Yu Family fire was peculiar, yet I didn’t think I was the main culprit."
If she had died in the mountains earlier, how could father and mother have had an accident?
Mother couldn’t conceive, but adopting a child from outside, as long as they could lead a stable life, would have been better than her.
"The one who should have died didn’t, living alone for so many years. The ones who shouldn’t have died ended up without even leaving bones."
"I know, you too are a victim in this. These years haven’t been easy for you."
Yu Tingwan looked at Gu Fuju, and she spoke word by word.
"But between me and the Gu Family, there will always be the gap of two lives."
The two people she cared about the most.
She still couldn’t bring herself to accept the kindness of her biological parents.
Yu Tingwan stood up.
"I’m very grateful for what you told me today. But in truth, it doesn’t hold much significance for me. It’s merely telling me that I was never abandoned from the beginning to the end."
As soon as she finished speaking, the man opposite closed his eyes deeply.
There was a thud, a sound of something falling on the other side of the screen.
Yu Tingwan didn’t even glance over there.
She bowed slightly toward Gu Fuju, with an appropriate degree of courtesy.
"It’s getting late, I shall take my leave first."
Gu Fuju could say nothing else and had to admit Yu Tingwan was right.
After all, he appeared too late.
The girl had already grown up stumbling through life.
He hadn’t taught her anything.
The times they’ve met can be counted on one hand.
She already had the best parents, and had gotten the best protection.
He was only grateful that he could still sit here talking peacefully with Yu Tingwan. Just being able to see her doing well was already a blessing from heaven.
Gu Fuju’s voice was extremely hoarse: "Father will see you off."
Yu Tingwan: "No need."
She raised her eyes to look out the window.
The birds on the tree were coexisting peacefully. Yet, a jet-black crow aggressively squeezed in, drove the birds away, and cawed hoarsely with a victor’s posture, occupying the whole branch.
It was...
A blue crow.
Perhaps realizing Yu Tingwan saw it, the blue crow hopped around proudly with its pea-sized eyes.
Yu Tingwan relaxed slightly.
"Someone’s come to pick me up."
Gu Fuju was about to speak.
"You go comfort the madam, I know the way."
Even though she had only walked it once, Yu Tingwan had memorized the route.
As soon as Yu Tingwan left the study, the blue crow excitedly flew over to her.
It finally landed steadily on the girl’s shoulder.
It nuzzled Yu Tingwan with its small head.
"I missed you so much."
Yu Tingwan suppressed the swirling emotions and poked it with her hand.
The blue crow didn’t have much feather, no need to guess who plucked them.
"Oh."
Yu Tingwan sighed: "Still alive?"
She walked forward, her steps unhurried.
Tan Jiang followed behind her.
At her ear, the blue crow kept on chattering about words it learned from who knows where.
Gu Fuju watched her back as she walked further away, and finally disappeared around the corner.
Only then did he turn around.
His gaze landed on the stick of candied hawthorn on the table.
The girl hadn’t eaten a single bite from start to finish.
Gu Fuju hid all his emotions and walked toward the screen.
Jiasan stood there dazedly. When Gu Fuju approached, she raised that face so similar to the girl’s.
Somewhat pale, yet she forced a smile.
"I’m actually content, seeing her like this shows that the Yu couple treated her really well."
Gu Fuju: "Indeed."
"The days ahead are long, take it slowly."
He suppressed the sadness and smiled at Jiasan: "Madam, isn’t this what we wished for?"
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Outside the academy, a carriage from Duke Shun’s Mansion was parked.
As soon as Yu Tingwan entered, she saw the man inside.
Her gaze drifted downward and noticed a small, inconspicuous stain on Wei Zhao’s clothes.
She knew how clean this man liked to be.
Yu Tingwan: "Eavesdropping?"
Wei Zhao admitted: "Mm."
At that moment, the curtain of the carriage moved slightly.
A crow squeezed in.
Yu Tingwan: "Get out."
The blue crow tried to curry favor.
Wei Zhao said plainly: "Get lost."
Without hesitation, the blue crow tilted downward, slightly gripped its claws, and rolled out.
Yu Tingwan: ...
Getting back to the point.
Yu Tingwan: "Where did you eavesdrop from?"
"The rooftop."
"You..."
Wei Zhao admitted: "I’m shameless."
Yu Tingwan: "Actually..."
Wei Zhao: "I’m despicable."
Wei Zhao said listlessly: "But the rooftop of the academy is really dirty."
He was really disdainful.
Yu Tingwan: ...
Aren’t you asking for it?
Finally, she had a chance to say what she wanted: "Actually, if you wanted to listen, you could have just come in directly."
Wei Zhao: ...
Then he really did ask for it.
With her entering the carriage, the wheels began to turn.
It was good that Wei Zhao heard, Yu Tingwan didn’t need to recount it to him.
She sat down and stretched her toes slightly.
"Aside from not mentioning my parents, I don’t know if I’m caught in a dead end, but maybe I’m just selfish."
"I can understand the Gu couple and know there are justifiable reasons. I don’t blame Gu Wu, after all, she simply had better fortune than me."
"But there was a moment when I wondered. If in the freezing cold, the Gu Family had only one cloak to shield against the cold, who would they give it to?"
Yu Tingwan chuckled softly.
"I think, they would give it to me."
"But I don’t know if there would be hesitation."
People have feelings.
Even if just for a blinking moment of hesitation, that’s still the case.
Having raised her for so many years, how could there be no feelings?
Wei Zhao heard the pride in Yu Tingwan’s tone.
"But my father absolutely wouldn’t."
"Even if he had only one cloak, regardless of any other reasons or circumstances. He always knew his Yaoyao was delicate, couldn’t be left in the cold."
"Like my mother, they would let anyone else be cold, but not me."
Wei Zhao’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
Even though Yu Tingwan didn’t continue speaking.
He could understand her heart.
It was as if she was saying
——My parents are gone; they died right in front of me.
——I already feel guilty, how could I possibly forgive others?
Wei Zhao felt a thousand words stuck in his throat. Finally, he extended his hand to her.
"Come here."
He said hoarsely.
"Let your husband hold you."
