He suddenly felt so reluctance, this body in the pitch-black night was like a shivering poppy, possessing fatal poison yet irresistibly drawing him in.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say sothing, but in the end, he said nothing at all.
All he did tonight was to gently embrace her from behind, his broad palm resting on her belly.
Tonight, he didn’t stop her from talking, and listened to her endlessly recounting childhood fun, back when she was little, before the Zuo Family had scorned her.
Back then, she was happy, a happiness that she would cherish for a lifeti, and she hoped her child could be just as happy.
When she finally fell into a deep sleep, it was already the latter part of the night.
Jin Wei, as usual, got up, dressed, and gently kissed her forehead.
As dawn approached, King Jin, supported by a servant, entered Madam Zuo’s courtyard, still senseless from the excess drink he had indulged in the night before.
Having to raise soone else’s child was sothing worth drinking to.
No, it wasn’t just about raising soone else’s child, he was also tasked with caring for soone else’s woman – a woman in that courtyard he had never touched. How could she be considered his own?
Daylight ca, and Madam Zuo opened her eyes, turned her head, and saw King Jin sleeping by her side.
She sniffed and furrowed her brows.
Why was there such a strong sll of alcohol?
Wasn’t everything fine last night? Did he get up in the middle of the night to drink?
...
Miss Du had already stayed with Gu Youyou for a long ti. Upon hearing the news of Jie Zhonglin’s death, she fell ill again. After getting through her confinent, she rested at Gu Youyou’s place for another month before she began to recover and regain her spirits gradually.
It was ti for her to leave.
With her child in her arms, Miss Du finally showed a smile.
"Don’t worry, even if not for myself, for Jie Yi I will live well. There’s no one in this world who can’t live without soone else; there will always be countless reasons to carry on living."
Her child ultimately couldn’t take the Du surna; since Lord Jie had resolved her predicant and recognized her child, then his child had to bear the Jie surna.
However, to Miss Du, what the child was called was no longer important; what mattered was that this was the only thing he had left her.
"I am at ease; you surely can’t be so heartless as to throw your son to Lord Jie to raise," Gu Youyou said with a light smile.
Miss Du laughed bitterly and said, "Yes, lacking a father is pitiful enough; I cannot let him be without a mother too. I know all too well how tough life can be without both."
She herself had grown up in soone else’s care, orphaned and without parents.
Gu Youyou tugged at the corner of her mouth, jokingly saying, "But you can’t just focus on raising a child and forget to do the real work; it’s been a long ti since you’ve done any."
Cuiya rolled her eyes and pouted, "Boss Gu, you truly are relentless. My mistress has been ill; look how thin she’s beco."
"My purse has also beco thinner," retorted Gu Youyou righteously.
Miss Du, watching them, suddenly burst out laughing and said, "Alright then, I will pick myself up as soon as possible and ensure that your deflated purse fattens up."
"Sure, I’m at ease with Miss Du handling it!"
Miss Du returned to the Manxiu Building with her entourage, settled her son Jie Yi, changed her clothes, and went out to the back courtyard.
As soon as she entered the backyard, a woman leaning on a crutch rushed toward her.
She grabbed Miss Du frantically, shouting loudly, "Where is my husband? You’re back, but where is my husband?"
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