in2ebook Chapter 259 His
Chapter 259 His
He cried, his eyes were red, and he continued, "They guessed you were dead, but I didn't believe it. I wanted to see you alive or dead. Every year I go to Xiyan City to stay for a while. God has mercy on me. I actually ran into you this year! You don't know how shocked I was when I heard someone calling your name on the street. I was afraid it wasn't you. I saw your face, and... Anyway, I chased you for more than a month. I saw that there was always someone beside you, so I didn't dare to rush forward for fear of ruining your business. Until now, I dared to come and recognize you..."
When I heard him say this, I burst into tears with guilt and sadness, and said to him, "I'm sorry... I'm sorry! I should have informed you earlier. I just... I've been stuck in these few years... I don't know where you are..."
Also, I don’t know what to do when I face his passionate eyes.
He tightened his grip, squeezing my shoulders so hard that it hurt. "Who tripped you? Who made you like this?!"
I cried out in pain, and he put down his hands, said sorry, and looked at me silently.
I rubbed my shoulders and sighed, "It was a coincidence that I couldn't get away from it these past few years, and then...something happened and I became like this now. But no one forced me to do this, I did it voluntarily."
His eyes widened in an instant, and just as he was about to ask, Qiao Bin suddenly started crying behind him.
Her parents passed away early, and every time she woke up and found no one around her, she would be very scared and cry for her mother.
Gui Fangduan heard the repeated "mother" and bit his lip, looking at me in disbelief.
I originally thought that he was just beginning to fall in love and that his feelings would fade over the years, but I didn't expect that he was already so deeply in love with me.
But there was no point in talking about a relationship that had no future. At this point, I lowered my eyes and let him imagine it himself.
He rushed back in a flash, and I was afraid that he would get excited and scare Qiao Bin again, so I followed him and tried to stop him.
After all, he is a famous master in the Great Wilderness. Now that I have lost my spiritual power, I naturally cannot catch up with him.
When I rushed to the room where Qiao Bin was settled, I saw that the door was open and he was standing inside, staring at Qiao Bin intently.
Qiao Bin was stared at by him, tears on her face, she dared not cry anymore, and when she saw me come in, she asked quietly, "Mom?"
This sentence made him shudder. He turned around and closed the door, locking Qiao Bin inside the room. He looked at me from above and asked, "You and...his child?! He's here too?"
I simply let him cut off the relationship and nodded: "He is here. But he doesn't know."
Gui Fangduan curled his lips, looking like he was about to cry again: "You're just going to watch over him silently like this?"
I was silent.
Tears welled up in his eyes: "When I first met you, Yu Sulan belonged to Bai Haoyue. Later I found out that you were not husband and wife. You don't know how happy I was secretly. But Lanxiang belonged to Tu Shanjing. Now I don't know what identity you have changed into, but you are always his. I am always one step behind."
I felt my heart throbbing with pain, and he took out a letter from his pocket and gave it back to me: "I don't want your money. This will make me feel like I am just carrying out a mission."
I took the letter and saw that the envelope had been opened and the seal was frayed, as if the letter inside had been taken out and read many times.
I wanted to say something, but I felt that anything I said at this moment would only add to his sadness.
At this time, there was another knock on the front door. I was afraid that others would find him, so I hurried to the front door to deal with it. I didn’t know if it was a customer who wanted to buy something and was unwilling to give up.
Ye Shiqi's voice rang out from outside the door: "Sister Bai, I'm here to deliver some herbs. Thank you for sending Xiaoliu some sweet water the day before yesterday."
My hand, ready to pull the bolt, stopped.
I leaned against the door subconsciously. At this moment, I didn't have the confidence that I could face his face without any flaws.
He was outside the door, wondering: "Bai family girl?"
I lowered my voice and replied, "My sister is out. Please leave it at the door first. Thank you."
He paused and replied, "Okay. Is the Bai family's sister back?"
I said "hmm", not knowing if my voice sounded strange.
At this time, Qiaobin started crying again. Guifangduan shouted to me from a distance: "Come quickly, I can't comfort her by myself."
Ye Shiqi paused outside the door and asked me in a low voice: "Brother-in-law...are you okay?"
I said "Nothing", and he said, "Sorry for bothering you, go and comfort the child. I'll leave the herbs at the door first, bye."
Leaning against the door, I listened to his footsteps slowly moving away. I took a deep breath and finally I had the strength to slowly move my feet.
Back in the back room, Gui Fangduan stood in the corner at a loss, watching Qiao Bin crying, and asked me, "Who is it?"
I replied, "Nothing, just a guest." Then I walked forward, picked up Qiao Bin and coaxed her.
I thought of the shadow guards and asked him how many people escaped that day. He said there were seventeen people in total, but only eight were left. The shadow guards did not dare to return to Qingqiu, fearing that the truth would be exposed and Tushan Mansion would be implicated again. He asked someone he knew to place them in the Yanling Escort Agency in Xiyan City. They usually earned some money by escorting, and when they were free, they were still looking for Tushan Jing.
I asked Gui Fangduan to pass on a message to them, saying that the young master was safe and there was no need to look for him anymore, but that he was unable to show up at the moment. I also asked him to take the 60,000 taels of silver I had with me to them first.
Gui Fangduan looked at us quietly and said, "Don't worry, I have provided compensation to those who unfortunately passed away, and I am also helping those who are still alive."
My nose felt sore: "Thank you..."
Gui Fangduan looked at us quietly and said, "Nothing. Well... I'll be back soon, take care of yourself. Write to me if you have anything. I'm staying at Guangyu Inn at the end of the street where Zuihualou is. I'll come to see you in the winter when I'm done with my work. You said you'd cook a table of dishes for me, so you can cook a good one and eat with me."
I said to him gently, "Of course. Then take care of yourself and don't take any dangerous missions. Your third uncle is here—"
"I can handle it." He suddenly said, "You don't have to worry or feel ashamed. This is my family's business. If it weren't for your incident, there would be other disagreements in the future. This incident is just an excuse for him to make a fuss. If you want to be the clan leader but can't even handle this, I'm afraid you will be overthrown even if you take the position."
Seeing that he didn't want to talk more, I nodded and said, "Got it. If you need any help, be sure to tell me. Although I'm not as strong as you, I can give you some advice or... money. I know you don't want my money, but sometimes, if money can solve the problem, you don't have to go through the trouble of running around yourself."
His eyes were still red: "I know. Don't worry."
After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the backyard door.
I carried Qiao Bin with me as I walked him away. He walked very fast. When he reached the door, he looked back at me, waved to me, and walked out, closing the door behind him.
I played with Qiao Bin for a while with a heavy heart, then fed her some snacks and water. Xiao Wei came back with a basket of vegetables.