Gu Yun Ting looked at her flushed face and stopped teasing her. After they washed up, they went downstairs together, and the housekeeper had breakfast served.
Little Ju Zuo, upon seeing Ye Wan, trotted over to follow her, as if recognizing her as its owner. Whenever Ye Wan appeared, its small figure was sure to be there. This time, it was lying at Ye Wan's feet, playfully nipping at her pant leg.
After breakfast, Ye Wan planned to take Little Ju Zuo out to play, but Gu Yun Ting said it was too cold and wouldn't let her go.
Ye Wan saw that the weather outside was indeed not good, looking like it might rain or snow, so she didn't insist further and stayed in the living room playing with Little Ju Zuo.
Gu Ye walked in and whispered a few words into Gu Yun Ting's ear. Gu Yun Ting looked up at Ye Wan, who then looked at him, "What's wrong?"
"Ye Wen Qing says she has something to tell me. Do you want to see her?" Gu Yun Ting asked for her opinion. If she didn't want to see Ye Wen Qing, they wouldn't.
Ye Wan shook her head, "No."
"Bring her to the side hall," Gu Yun Ting instructed. He then stood up and walked over, clearly intending to meet Ye Wen Qing and hear what she had to say.
Ye Wan hugged Little Ju Zuo, stroking its fur. The little fellow closed its eyes in enjoyment. After putting the little one down, Ye Wan got up and walked towards the side hall. She didn't want to see Ye Wen Qing, but she wanted to hear what that woman had to say in her defense.
Ye Wen Qing looked quite disheveled now, a stark contrast to how she looked when she met Ye Wan yesterday. Gu Yun Ting's gaze was as cold as ice, and the killing intent emanating from him made Ye Wen Qing tremble. She truly hadn't expected that the young man from back then would grow up to possess such a terrifying aura.
"Young Master Gu, I was wronged back then. I didn't have any dealings with Mr. Gu!" Ye Wen Qing was so scared that her legs went weak, and she slumped to the ground.
Gu Yun Ting remained silent, merely staring at her coldly, his gaze like a hunter's on its prey, ready to strike at any moment.
Ye Wan stood outside the side hall, listening, her brows furrowed. She and Gu Yun Ting had personally witnessed her coming out of the villa with Mr. Gu in disheveled clothing back then. Was she trying to deny it now?
Given Gu Yun Ting's temper, he might really kill her on the spot!
"I swear I'm telling the truth! In fact, I was also a victim back then. Your father deliberately seduced me, making me believe I had a chance to become Mrs. Gu. I was truly naive back then, thinking he liked me. It wasn't until later, when I overheard a phone call he made, that I realized everything was his scheme, aimed at... at taking the madam's life." Although Ye Wen Qing was terrified, she had to reveal the truth now.
This was also why she dared to come back. If there wasn't another side to the story from back then, she wouldn't dare to appear in this city again.
After hearing this, Gu Ye looked at Gu Yun Ting, but his master's face remained expressionless, his cold gaze fixed on the middle-aged woman before him.
Ye Wan pondered what Ye Wen Qing meant by her words. Did that Mr. Gu deliberately provoke his wife, who suffered from depression, wanting her life? What was going on?
"Continue!" Gu Ye said coldly, holding a black handgun. He raised it occasionally, making Ye Wen Qing tremble even more violently. She poured out the truth she had accidentally uncovered back then, daring not to hide anything further.
"Alright, I'll tell you, I'll tell you... Actually, your father, Mr. Gu, had a woman he loved. Later, he was separated from her by the elders of the Gu family and married the madam. In order to protect that woman, and to make the madam step aside for his beloved, your father constantly found women to provoke the madam. I was the last straw that broke the madam's spirit... But I was truly wronged. It was your father's profound cunning. Everything was a setup orchestrated by your father for his beloved woman, solely to force the madam to her death."