Gu Bichen furrowed his brows deeply, a glint of coldness flashing in his eyes, and suddenly grabbed Yao Huia by the throat: "You’re playing ?"
Although the young man was slender, his height was imposing, and the disparity in strength between male and female was evident. Yao Huia was left at his rcy.
She clutched Gu Bichen’s hand with both of her own, struggling vigorously, her face flushed red: "I... I’ll tell you..."
Gu Bichen released his hand, looking down at her from above.
Yao Huia clutched her throat, coughing violently. Once she had cald down a bit, she spoke with a hoarse voice: "Back then, both Na Amo and I got pregnant at the sa ti. She was the young mistress of the Gu family, of noble status, and was dearly loved by her devoted husband, envied by many. Her child, whether male or female, would beco the heir of the Gu family. But as for , Aunt forced to marry that scoundrel Xu Zhou, and during my pregnancy, I had to endure his infidelity and emotional abuse. I couldn’t stand it. Why could Na Amo have such a glorious life while I was so miserable?"
Yao Huia beca increasingly resentful and unwilling, consud by volatile emotions.
During that ti, she often visited the Gu family, witnessing firsthand the difference between Na Amo, the young mistress of the Gu family, and herself. Her jealousy led her to take a radical course, conceiving a bold and insane idea.
She took the risk to induce labor so that she and Na Amo would give birth simultaneously and bribed the maid who served Na Amo at the Gu family to secretly swap the two children.
She wanted her own son to beco the sole heir of the Gu family, savor the wealth and privilege, and be nurtured into a heavenly favored one with all the resources of the Gu family.
While the true heir of the Gu family would languish in the Xu family’s quagmire.
The plan was excellent, but trouble arose during its execution, discovered by Chen Feng, the astute one, leading to its failure. It enraged Aunt so much that the maid was expelled from the Gu family, and ties with her were severed.
It took her several years to nd the relationship, and Aunt gradually accepted her again for the sake of her deceased grandmother.
Gu Bichen squinted his eyes. He had overheard Feng Gu and his grandmother secretly ntion this history, but he only partially understood. So, this was the truth.
Gu Bichen coldly looked at Yao Huia, gesturing for her to continue.
Clearly, this wasn’t the whole truth.
Yao Huia was lost in her mories: "Actually, I didn’t suspect your identity at first. After all, when the old lady brought the child back, she must have done a paternity test to prevent the sa mistake from happening twice. It wasn’t until your fifth birthday when an accident occurred, and you fell. I was the closest and helped you up, and saw a red butterfly-shaped birthmark on your lower back."
Gu Bichen instinctively touched his lower back.
Yao Huia sneered: "Back then, the child was brought to right after birth, and I am certain there was no red birthmark anywhere on its body. The likelihood of it developing later was very slim. That’s when I suspected soone else had been lurking without us knowing, copying my thod, swapping the real Gu Bichen and replacing him with you, the illegitimate one of unknown origin."
As Yao Huia spoke, her excitent grew, thinking she had struck at Gu Bichen’s sore spot, "All these years, I’ve pondered this repeatedly, and eventually, I figured it out."
Yao Huia’s smile was eerie: "I finally understood who had orchestrated things from behind the scenes back then, reporting , leading to the Gu family running a paternity test, then swapping the children under the pretense that no one at the Gu family had seen the real child’s face. What a clever sche, dragging even into it, making the scapegoat."
The more Gu Bichen listened, the darker and more frightening his face beca, "Who?"
Yao Huia, smugly believing she had hit his weak spot, grew brazen: "Aren’t you smart? Why don’t you take a guess?"
Gu Bichen squinted slightly, speaking in a deep voice: "The maid you bribed."
Yao Huia paused for a mont, then laughed: "Even after all these years, the Gu family didn’t train you for nothing. You’re indeed clever. Yes, after thinking about it for a long ti, I realized that only that woman had the motive and ans. Moreover, I recently figured out that when she was working as a maid at the Gu family, she was already pregnant—pregnant with you."
Gu Bichen suddenly took a step back, his face pale.
Yao Huia spoke with satisfaction: "Although I didn’t succeed in making my son the heir of the Gu family and the real heir is suffering in God knows what corner, my heart is balanced. That’s why I’ve never revealed this secret, because I hate Aunt and hate the Gu family. This is their retribution, hahaha."
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