The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

Lin Ruoxuan's hands trembled slightly. She wanted to raise her hand and grab Gu Nanyuan's sleeve. She wanted to explain and make him understand her difficulties. But she knew in her heart that no matter how she explained, these actions had already hurt him.

Her lips trembled slightly, but she was unable to come up with any effective excuses. She only spoke in a hoarse, apologetic voice: "Nanyuan, I... I don't distrust you, it's just..."

Before she finished her words, Gu Nanyuan sneered and interrupted her: "Are you afraid that I won't agree, so you just hide it? Lin Ruoxuan, you are so smart and calculated so accurately. But, have you ever thought about how I feel?"

He took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions surging in his heart, with pain in his eyes that was difficult to conceal: "It's fine if you don't trust me, but you still want to use me. Do you know? If I were a bystander, I would think this matter is nothing, but I am your future husband, the one who loves you."

Lin Ruoxuan's heart seemed to be grabbed by something, and waves of pain came over her.

Her fingertips felt cold, knowing that every word Gu Nanyuan said was true.

She was hiding so much, and she did take advantage of his power and strength, but she really didn't do it with any malicious intent.

But is it still useful to say this now?

She lowered her head, her voice trembling: "I'm sorry... I really didn't mean to take advantage of you, I just... I just wanted things to be over as soon as possible and didn't want you to be upset about it."

Gu Nanyuan stood in front of her, took a deep breath, and shook his head painfully: "What you have done so far makes me feel that you have never really regarded me as a lover who can walk side by side with you. You always shoulder everything by yourself, and never considered that I can also bear it with you."

His voice gradually took on a hint of suppressed anger: "You know, I did so much for you, but you not only don't trust me, but you also treat me as part of your plan. If this matter hadn't been exposed, would I not even know the truth?"

Lin Ruoxuan was powerless to refute, her eyes were filled with tears, but she clenched her teeth, unwilling to let the tears fall easily.

She understood that Gu Nanyuan's anger at this moment was entirely due to love.

It was because he cared about her that he felt so painful and disappointed about her hiding it.

She said in a hoarse voice: "Nanyuan, I know I was wrong...but I really don't distrust you, I just...don't want you to get involved..."

Gu Nanyuan looked at her coldly, his voice weak: "You don't want me to get involved? Do you think I can't even protect you? Or, in your heart, I am just a shield?"

Lin Ruoxuan's tears finally burst out, and she could no longer control her inner self-blame.

She reached out and grabbed Gu Nanyuan's sleeve, choking with sobs, "No, it's because I have you in my heart that I think about you everywhere. I'm afraid that you will be implicated because of me, and I'm afraid that you will be distracted..."

Gu Nanyuan looked at her crying bitterly, and the anger in his heart gradually dissipated, replaced by exhaustion.

His fists were clenched tightly, his breathing was slightly rapid, but he finally let out a weak sigh.

"That's enough." He whispered, his voice carrying a hint of unbearable fatigue, "I don't want to hear anything more from you now. You're not wrong. What was wrong was that I thought we were lovers fighting side by side, but you obviously never really relied on me."

He lowered his eyes, unwilling to look at her again, his eyes full of pain and disappointment.

He took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "I should go now."

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer he would say something irreparable, so after he finished speaking, he stood up and left the room without looking back.

Lin Ruoxuan wanted to catch up, wanted to keep him, but her feet felt like they were filled with lead and she couldn't move an inch.

She could only stand there, tears streaming down her cheeks, her hands hanging down weakly.

When Gu Nanyuan left, it was already late at night and the cool evening breeze blew on his face, bringing a hint of chill.

The suppressed emotions in his heart could not be released, and Lin Ruoxuan's words and her tearful face kept echoing in his mind.

Although his heart was filled with anger and disappointment, he understood that this was not simply a blame, but rather that the deeper the love, the greater the pain.

He rode his horse at full speed until he entered the city, then he slowly stopped.

Under the dark night, all around was silent, only the surging emotions in his chest made it difficult for him to calm down.

So he went straight to Qi Zeshen's house.

Qi family.

The attendant reported with a puzzled look on his face: "Sir, Prince Gu is here, and he seems to be a little strange."

Upon hearing this, Qi Zeshen put down the pen in his hand and walked out of the study. He just happened to see Gu Nanyuan walking in hurriedly with an annoyed look in his eyes.

"How come you have time to come over so late?" Qi Zeshen frowned slightly, realizing that his friend was in a bad mood.

Gu Nanyuan didn't say much, just sat down tiredly with a gloomy expression.

He glanced at Qi Zeshen and whispered, "Come and have a drink with me."

Qi Zeshen saw this and without asking any more questions, he quickly ordered his servant to fetch some wine.

The wine was served quickly. He poured a glass himself and handed it to Gu Nanyuan, then poured himself a glass. The two drank in silence, and the crisp sound of the glasses clinking together broke the silence.

Gu Nanyuan raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. The strong liquor flowed down his throat, bringing a hint of burning pleasure, but it could not dispel the depression in his heart.

He put down the glass heavily, staring at the ripples of the wine: "Ze Shen, tell me, why have I tried my best for so many years? I thought that at least by Ruo Xuan's side, I could be her support, and make her willing to share whatever problems she encountered with me."

Qi Zeshen listened quietly, frowning slightly.

He could feel the deep pain in Gu Nanyuan's words, but he was not in a hurry to interrupt.

Gu Nanyuan sighed, his expression heavy: "But, in the end, I found that Ruoxuan always treated me as an outsider. She never let me participate in her plans, and she arranged everything perfectly. Even... I became a part of her use. Do you know what that feels like? It's like the person you love deeply has never really trusted you."

His words were full of bitterness and he looked at the wine glass in front of him with confused eyes, as if he was recalling everything that Lin Ruoxuan had hidden from him.

He loved her deeply, but she always took on everything alone, even excluding him, her fiancé.

Qi Zeshen looked at his friend's expression and sighed in his heart.

He gently put down the wine glass, patted Gu Nanyuan's shoulder, and said with some comfort in his tone: "Nanyuan, maybe you feel bad, but from another perspective, Ruoxuan didn't mean to hurt you intentionally. She just wanted you to worry less, which shows that she has you in her heart, but in the wrong way."