But he didn’t dare to say it.
As both an ex-husband and ex-boyfriend, he could be thrown into prison. Having one daughter in this lifeti is already a blessing.
Faced with a bunch of aunts urging her to have a second child, Gu Yuan skillfully deflected and didn’t linger on the topic.
It was almost 8:30.
Everyone was getting ready to go back and rest.
Gu Yuan said goodbye to the aunts, then headed back to the rural bed-and-breakfast with Chi Yu.
The village entrance wasn’t far from the bed-and-breakfast.
Chi Yu took a little ti to find it because it was his first ti.
Now going back, it only took a few minutes.
On the way back, they had to walk on the narrow path along the ridge, and Chi Yu insisted on holding Gu Yuan’s hand, motioning her to walk in front while he followed behind.
Gu Yuan: "You may want to fall, but I don’t."
He insisted, "No, no, trust ."
He was so stubborn that Gu Yuan went along with him.
They used their phone lights to illuminate the path.
On the dark night, the occasional chirps of crickets and frogs could be heard, adding a pastoral charm.
Chi Yu’s voice broke the pastoral tranquility, asking her, "If I hadn’t co to find you tonight, would you have gone back to the bed-and-breakfast alone this late?"
The dim night made Chi Yu, a grown man, a bit uneasy as he walked.
Let alone letting Gu Yuan walk alone.
Gu Yuan walked steadily, replying without hesitation to Chi Yu’s question, "Everyone’s ability to act on impulse is grounded in the certainty that they have the strength to back it up."
Chi Yu was gleeful: "Yuanyuan, you do care about after all."
Gu Yuan: "..."
It wasn’t that Gu Yuan was overly confident.
But being with Chi Yu for so many years, both before and after his amnesia, she understood him all too well.
He would co to find her.
He definitely would.
But before coming to find her, he would have dealt with their daughter’s situation first.
Thinking of this, she asked, "Where’s Suisui?"
Chi Yu finally thought, she’s asking now.
In a triumphant tone, he said, "Don’t worry, I’ve already taught her well."
Gu Yuan chuckled softly.
Even with the lights on, the path was hard to see in the dark, and Chi Yu only heard her chuckle, "What are you laughing at?"
"You’re quite self-aware," she said lightly, "I just gave you a look and thought you didn’t understand."
This made Chi Yu unhappy, "I’m not dumb."
Gu Yuan’s voice got softer, "Not dumb?"
Chi Yu realized it.
In that tone was doubt.
Doubt between choosing to be dumb or not dumb.
Halfway there, Gu Yuan also realized how unreliable Chi Yu was. Just when they agreed to be steady, suddenly Chi Yu missed a step and pulled Gu Yuan down into the field with him.
Coincidentally, it was the sa spot where the photographer had fallen earlier.
What a strange coincidence!
Photographer: It is indeed strange!
Chi Yu, without ti to care for himself, quickly asked Gu Yuan beside him, "How are you?"
Gu Yuan: "How am I what?"
Chi Yu: "Did you hurt yourself anywhere?"
"Yes, my whole body hurts, it’s serious enough that I might need to go to the hospital," she said casually, though she wasn’t hurt at all.
But her casual remark almost scared Chi Yu silly, and without thinking about anything else, he just wanted to help her get up, carefully avoiding causing her any further harm.
The photographer had also quickly put down the cara from his shoulder and ca to help.
After Chi Yu helped Gu Yuan up, he prepared to lift her in a cradle hold.
Gu Yuan burst into laughter, "What are you doing?"
Chi Yu was startled, "Is it very painful? The scratches aren’t clear now, wait a minute, the car is at the farmhouse, we’ll be there soon, I’ll take you to the hospital."
He was genuinely worried.
At this ti, with the darkness, even with a phone, it wasn’t easy to see any potential injuries on Gu Yuan, so he rationally thought of bringing her back to the farmhouse, where the car was, to drive her to the town’s hospital.
Seeing Chi Yu was about to carry her again.
Gu Yuan stopped teasing him, "Alright, alright, I’m fine, look how scared you are."
Chi Yu froze again, "You’re enduring the pain?"
Gu Yuan chuckled, "I’m enduring you, my dear husband."
Then, she used her phone light to continue on.
Chi Yu realized Gu Yuan had been joking; she wasn’t actually hurt. He quickly caught up, and recalling what had just happened, he didn’t dare hold her hand again but just followed, asking, "The word ’husband’ and ’darling’ ans the sa thing, right?"
"Yes."
"But doesn’t ’darling’ also an to shut your mouth?"
"Just sothing I said, the surprising thing is you believed it."
He sighed helplessly, "There’s nothing surprising about it, haven’t I always believed whatever you said?"
There were plenty of things you didn’t believe.
Gu Yuan wasn’t one to reminisce about past affairs with him, so she didn’t continue the conversation.
She pondered quietly all the way.
As they neared the bed-and-breakfast, the road widened, Chi Yu caught up to Gu Yuan and smoothly took her hand, intertwining their fingers, asking her, "When you said ’darling,’ you ant that I’m your husband, right?"
Gu Yuan didn’t reply.
Chi Yu: "When that old lady said I’m your ’darling’, she ant I’m your husband, Yuanyuan, you admitted it then."
Gu Yuan still didn’t speak.
Chi Yu: "Wife."
"Wife."
"Wife."
After several calls without a response, Chi Yu felt too embarrassed to keep calling her ’wife.’
When Chi Yu stopped calling her ’wife,’ Gu Yuan finally replied, "We’re not dating, and we’re not a married couple, so who’s he calling ’wife’?"
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