IBTSOME Chapter 42 Part 2: Demonstration

I BECAME THE STEPMOTHER OF MY EX-HUSBAND

 

Chapter 42 Part 2: Demonstration

 

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After dinner, Gu Cheng Yao and his wife quietly asked to take their leave, Lin Wei Xi also followed Gu Hui Yan back to their courtyard. After entering the room, Lin Wei Xi gave meaningful glance, Wan Xing and Wan Yue understood, and drove all serving people out, leaving only the two of them in the room.

 

When the people left, Lin Wei Xi didn't need to worry about face anymore, immediately sat next to Gu Hui Yan, hooked his sleeve with her little finger, tilted her head slightly, and her eyes curled up: "Wangye, thank you very much for today."

 

Gu Hui Yan actually thought it’s as it should be. Since he had agreed to marry her, how could he let the servants in the mansion rely on their seniority to bully her? It was his negligence to let these slaves come to her and say these ambiguous words. He should have beaten the servants earlier to tell the matter front of everyone openly. Gu Hui Yan originally didn't take it to heart, but now this little girl took the initiative to sit down and tell the truth. For some reason, he felt moved and asked, "What are you thanking for?"

 

"Thanking Wangye for supporting me in front of everybody today." Lin Wei Xi looked at Gu Hui Yan very seriously, "I know that I was wrong in the past, deliberately make Wangye marry me. If Wangye despise me for this reason, I have nothing to complain about. But Wangye still respects me, considerate in all aspects, and your kindness has reached to the extreme. Today, Wangye took a lot of trouble accompanying to the palace, and after returning to the mansion afterwards also couldn’t take a rest. Dinner was originally a family reunion, but I made trouble with this kind of affair, my heart is really..."

 

At the beginning, Gu Hui Yan had deliberately teased her, and listened with a smile. Later, his smile vanished slightly, and his tone became serious: "Why do you think like that? What happened that day...you were indeed very bold. But when I make my decision, no one can forced me. Everything come from my intention, so how could I despise you because of it? In the future don’t say this kind of words again. That sentence on the big wedding day is still true, since I married you, I won’t let you feel embarrassed. In the future just continue to be yourself, just be what you used to be. There is really no need to have so much burden.

 

Lin Wei Xi's eyes was a little moist when she heard these words. She felt deeply moved, she even felt a little bit like fooling the heaven. She went to Yan Wang's study to say those words that day, saying it in pleasant way, it’s to pay a debt of gratitude, but to said it in vulgar ways, it’s to force repaying the favor. She basically blackmailing Yan Wang. With this kind of circumstances where the man was forced to marry the woman, it was very clear what will happen after marriage. However, even like this, Yan Wang could still say that the decision was his own, and that he would be responsible to the end. If Gu Cheng Yao had a tenth of the responsibility of his father, she wouldn't have end up like that in her previous life.

 

But how could there be so many ifs? Besides, she was now married to Yan Wang, so she could no longer think about things in her previous life. Lin Wei Xi blinked hard, tried to retract her tears, and smiled forcefully at Gu Hui Yan: "Your Highness Yan Wang, I have admired you since I was a child. I only learned today that my admiration is still too light. You really are a very good person."

 

In the past few days, Lin Wei Xi deliberately changed how she addressed Gu Hui Yan from formal to informal. She was not his subordinate’ daughter, but his wife. Lin Wei Xi did not want Gu Hui Yan to look at her like she was a child. But at this moment, Lin Wei Xi said these words in place of her two lifetimes’ self, that she sincerely loved the hero in front of her. She was lucky to be able to marry Yan Wang.

 

Gu Hui Yan heard a lot of flattering words from others, but in fact, he didn't care about his achievements. He was not as noble as outsiders imagined. At fifteen he commanded the army was for the mansion and the fief. Starting from the age of twenty, he fought in various places for power. At the age of thirty he entered the capital to save the country also not necessarily for the common good of the whole world. He knew that he was actually very selfish, and the various praises given to him by the outside world had glorified him too much. As for the continuous victories since joining the army and no defeat, Gu Hui Yan, as the commander, didn’t think this was something to brag about.

 

Marching a war was not a child’s play, every move was human life. It's the responsibility of the commander to seriously consider how to plan, to order and to move.

 

However, even if Gu Hui Yan didn't think there was anything to it, but now a young and beautiful girl looked up at him with such eyes, Gu Hui Yan could not help but feel a hint of male pleasure. Especially this was his sweet wife, seriously and intently said ‘I admire you so much’.

 

Although he believed that his self-control was first-rate, and also used to seeing strong winds and big waves, Gu Hui Yan had a hard time controlling himself. He didn’t know why, so he looked up at the sky outside.

 

Seeing Gu Hui Yan was not speaking but looked up at the sky instead, Lin Wei Xi thought her words were too rash, which made Yan Wang felt impatient. Lin Wei Xi’s heart was startled, and quickly said: "Wangye, my words and sentences are all sincere, and I don’t mean to offend, nor to deliberately flatter."

     

Gu Hui Yan raised his hand and lightly coughed, used his fist to cover it slightly: "I know." In contrast, his mind became more and more dirty. Lin Yong previously entrusted him to look after his only daughter out of trust in his character. If Lin Yong learned of his recent behavior, wouldn't it be like he betrayed his old friend’s sincerity?

 

Lin Wei Xi saw Gu Hui Yan’s expression looked unpredictable, but it did not look angry. She felt a little relieved, thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "Wangye, today I am rude to Shizi, will you not be angry with me?"

 

"It's all right." Gu Hui Yan looked indifferent. "He has thick skin, just a few words, what can happen. On the contrary, your body is weak and your temperament is also squeamish. You scold him, for him it was nothing, so don't blame yourself."

 

Lin Wei Xi grinned: "Thank you, Wangye, it's good if Wangye do not blame me. In fact, I'm not making troubles out of nothing. What I said is justified."

 

Gu Hui Yan looked at her and smiled: "I know."

 

Like a phrase being old and disrespectful¹, Gu Hui Yan enjoyed listening to her. As for his son, Gu Hui Yan didn't care too much, how old was he, how could he not be able to bear even a few words of scolding. The stepmother was younger than him and her body was delicate, Gu Cheng Yao not only need to give in but also should.

 

Lin Wei Xi received the pardon from Yan Wang, and immediately felt confident, she was so excited for this elder’ treatment. Who would have thought that last year she suffered terribly because of Gu Cheng Yao’s anger, and had no choice but endured his cold treatment. But finally today, she could legitimately scold him.

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1 Being old and disrespectful, it means as an old person didn’t know how to respect oneself and behave in disorderly themselves so the younger person also disrespect them.^↩

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