The Rebirth of an Orphan

For several days in a row, Zhao Xihua lived a very leisurely life in the Dongyuan Villa. With Gu Lun's protection, no one in the Gu family dared to mess with her, and she didn't have to look at Mrs. Hua's face every day.

Every day she took her two maids, Pingshui and Chunfeng, to the garden behind the East Garden to enjoy the scenery, read books, and study the books left by her mother.

Although Gu Lun is very busy every day, he would always come back in the evening to have dinner with Zhao Xihua. With a table full of home-cooked meals, the two of them lived a peaceful and sweet life.

The only thing that made Zhao Xihua embarrassed was that she clearly fell asleep in the small bed in the suite every night, but woke up in the big bed in the master bedroom in the morning. She knew very well that it was Gu Lun who did it, but she slept very deeply and did not have so many nightmares, so she just let him do what he wanted.

Early that morning, Zhao Xihua had just helped Gu Lun pack his clothes. Seeing him coming out of the bathroom in his pajamas, she hurriedly handed him the military uniform of the Minister of the Special Service Department of the Presidential Palace.

After Gu Lun married Zhao Xihua back to the Gu family, he made his position public. The Special Service Department was not only in charge of the security of the Presidential Palace, but also the public security of the entire Kyoto. In addition, the commanders of his personal guards were all sciones of aristocratic families, so this agency was particularly important.

After putting on his military uniform, Gu Lun looked at Zhao Xihua who was busy in front of him, put down his hand that was about to button his collar and said, "Hua'er, come and help your husband."

Even though Zhao Xihua knew that she was acting, she still took care of Gu Lun's food and daily life diligently. When she heard Gu Lun's words, she looked over there. His handsome face looked particularly beautiful in the first rays of morning sunlight.

What a handsome and charming man. Zhao Xihua secretly laughed at herself. Why did she become so lustful now and started to pay attention to Gu Lun's appearance?

"Help me button up." Gu Lun raised his chin.

Zhao Xihua hurriedly stood on tiptoe and slightly tilted her head back to help Gu Lun button up his collar carefully, looking serious and hardworking.

Gu Lun lowered his head and looked at Zhao Xihua like this, and couldn't help but lean over and kiss her hair.

Zhao Xihua was startled and naturally took a step back. Looking at the playful smile on Gu Lun's lips, she immediately realized that Gu Lun was teasing her again.

"Gu Lun, you—"

"Shh—" Gu Lun stepped forward and touched Zhao Xihua's lips with his fingertips, and laughed softly, "I'll come back early tonight and take you out to see the scenery."

Then he walked around Zhao Xihua and strode out of the room. Zhao Xihua felt a little at a loss as she looked at his tall figure. She didn't seem to hate this man anymore, and she didn't resist his touch. Instead, she felt that as the days passed, she felt a rare sense of peace and calmness.

Watching Gu Lun leave, her heart still couldn't calm down for a long time, her cheeks felt a little hot, and she couldn't read a single word of the book in her hand.

She threw the book aside, not knowing what was wrong with her. He was obviously a disgusting person, but now he had penetrated into her heart little by little. She wanted to escape but found that she was getting more and more scared.

No, this cannot go on. She carries the resentment of her previous life and the blood feud of this life. She is a person without a future and hope. Even if she likes him, it is impossible.

Thinking of love, Zhao Xihua smiled bitterly. Could she and Gu Lun really be said to love each other? They were both abandoned by this world. They were just two poor hedgehogs trying to keep each other warm, right?

"Miss, Miss." Chunfeng walked in hurriedly, looking very flustered.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Xihua asked.

Chunfeng looked at the maids around her. These maids were all arranged by the Gu family. Although Zhao Xihua didn't want to keep them, her status was different now. She couldn't give up the appearance and status of the young lady of the Gu family. She still had to follow some rules of the aristocratic family.

She glanced at the servants around her and said, "You all go down now."

After the servants left, Chun Feng lowered his voice and said to Zhao Xihua, "The eldest young master of the Sun family is here again and wants to see the young lady. He is waiting at the west gate now. He asked someone to pass a message here."

Zhao Xihua's expression suddenly changed. What on earth was Sun Xiao trying to do? Didn't she make it clear to him last time? She was already the young lady of the Gu family, but she was still pestering him. How could she not understand any rules?

"Where is Pingshui?" Zhao Xihua asked. It was not that she was cruel and heartless, but she was already having a hard time walking and really didn't want to get entangled with Sun Xiao.

Chunfeng hurriedly called Pingshui who was packing up. Pingshui is becoming more and more cautious now. She takes care of her sister's food, clothing and other expenses herself. After all, in such a complicated compound like the Gu family, she must remain extremely vigilant. This is also what she learned from Zhao Xihua.

"Sister, are you looking for me?" Pingshui asked.

"Well, go to the west door and tell the eldest young master of the Sun family a message. Once you enter a wealthy family, it's like entering a deep sea. From now on, you are just a passerby." Zhao Xihua said with a serious expression.

Pingshui's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Why did the eldest young master of the Sun family come again? Why was he so entangled? Was he going to ruin my sister?

Pingshui suddenly became anxious: "Don't worry, sister, I will go tell the young master now." Pingshui left after she said that, but came back not long after, with a very annoyed look on her face.

Chunfeng quickly closed the door of the house. Logically speaking, the Sun family was a prominent family. Wouldn't it be detrimental to their reputation to do this?

Pingshui looked at Zhao Xihua and said, "Sister, the eldest young master of the Sun family...he..."

Zhao Xihua looked at her and sighed: "Is he unwilling to leave? Or is he waiting outside the door, waiting to be discovered and let me suffer as well?"

Chun Feng's eyes turned red with anxiety when he heard this. "What's wrong with this young master? He wasn't like this before. Miss, you have to think of a solution quickly. This will not only be disadvantageous to you, but also to him. I don't know what this young master is thinking."

Pingshui was also very flustered at this time. She didn't expect that after not seeing him for a few days, the young master would become so haggard. She didn't dare to recognize him for a long time. Although the young master looked very pitiful, she couldn't make any concessions for him in this matter. The fate had ended and it had to be severed.

When she conveyed her sister's words to Sun Xiao verbatim, Sun Xiao seemed to become even more crazy.

She could only look at Zhao Xihua in fear: "Sister, that young master didn't listen to what I told him at all, but wanted... wanted sister to say it to him personally."

Zhao Xihua listened for a long time without saying anything, then slowly stood up and said, "I want to change my clothes. Pingshui, go out and tell him to wait for me at the teahouse by the river."