"Idiot," Gu Liancheng tapped her, "of course he has a reason to lie. Look, even if the lie only holds up for a while, hasnât it worked? If things were a little worse, our relationship could have suffered a significant rift because of what happened yesterday. Do you think a relationship is a sturdy thing? Maybe it canât be completely shattered at once, but what about twice, three times, or even more? Relationships between people, if not carefully protected, are very fragile and easily cracked."
Eleven looked down, poking her hand to avoid his gaze.
An accident with a loss of life...
Gu Liancheng thought about Gu Tianyuâs words in his heart and suddenly realized something.
"Sigh, I didnât want to talk about it. But for the sake of having no barriers between us, I have to apologize to Aunt Luo."
Although Eleven seemed to trust him completely now, he decided not to hide this matter any longer.
"Aunt Luo?"
The "Aunt Luo" they both knew was only...
Her birth mother.
"Actually, last night I had already reached the companyâs lobby and was about to leave when I was informed that Aunt Luo had come to visit, so I had to ask you to wait and went to see Aunt Luo. She is an elder and your birth mother; I couldnât neglect her, leaving her waiting so long without seeing her," Gu Liancheng spoke slowly, trying not to provoke Elevenâs anger, "I know you donât want to know about her, but for the sake of our relationship not being affected, listen to me."
Eleven held his hand and nodded, "I understand, go ahead."
She knew him very well. These past few years, for people he didnât care about, he was too lazy to invest any emotion. The fact that he met her birth mother because of her, this consideration was meant for her.
"She came to see me, not about Shang Muxue, but for you."
As Gu Liancheng spoke, he observed her expression.
But Eleven was very calm, and after hearing his sentence, her expression wasnât one of surprise, so he continued, "Aunt Luo told me that Little Snow has many things; she can do without me, as the Shang family would find her another good match. But you have nothing. Youâve already lost everything, what would you do without me too? She thought I would actually spend my life with Little Snow."
He spoke calmly and without expressing any personal views, simply conveying her message.
"Now playing the role of a good mother," Eleven laughed softly, her tone not too harsh, "To those unaware, they would think she cares so much for me. If the world knew that for gain, she abandoned a ten-year-old child, how many would still sympathize with her? I just wouldnât want to stir up unnecessary trouble, but I donât hope she keeps using that past to gain other peopleâs sympathy. Hasnât seen her own daughter in over a decade? Itâs not my sin to bear."
"I know," Gu Liancheng patted her hand, "These are sins she has wrought herself, no one else can be blamed. But she is genuinely repentant. Itâs apparent she deeply regrets her actions from back then, itâs just that time canât be turned back, can it? Sheâs at fault, and Iâm not making excuses for her, nor am I persuading you to forgive her. Put yourself in my shoes, think about it, if I were you, Iâd be even more extreme and wouldnât forgive her either."
"As long as you know... Donât try to convince me, I donât want to listen," Eleven breathed a sigh of relief, "But what does this have to do with what we were going to talk about?"
"Because the person I took to the hospital wasnât Little Snow; it was Aunt Luo."